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Little Otter Acquires Little Renegades To Support Kids’ Mental Health, Launches New Back-To-School Tools
Child mental health startup Little Otter announced its acquisition of Little Renegade, a children’s mindfulness company, and the launch of its new Back-to-School Toolbox.
Massachusetts Legislation To Curb Use Of Step Therapy – A Health Insurers’ Drug Cost Containment Tool- Fails To Move Forward
This summer, the Massachusetts House and Senate passed legislation aimed at curbing the use of step therapy. Yet the House and Senate couldn’t agree on an item in the bill. Despite failing to go through, patient advocates are still hopeful a bill can g…
Walmart And UnitedHealth Group Launch Medicare Advantage Partnership
Walmart and UnitedHealth Group are partnering to provide healthcare services for Medicare Advantage enrollees across the U.S.
Annual Covid Booster? Vaccination May Soon Resemble Flu Shot Approach, White House Says
The news comes as the Biden administration is rolling out a fall booster campaign with shots targeting the omicron variant.
Luxury Boxes And Public Dollars: Why Healthcare Executives Need To Up Our Ethics Game
The Super Bowl was a popular destination for healthcare executives on their company’s dime last February. Perhaps it shouldn’t have been.
English Kids Are Taking Fewer Drugs — But Vaping Is On The Rise
School age children in England are taking fewer drugs, drinking less alcohol and smoking fewer cigarettes than they were four years ago, a national survey shows.
Progress In The Search For Broadly Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibodies VII
The P2G3 antibody is the latest in a long line of potential SARS-CoV-2 monoclonal antibody treatments to neutralize a broad range of viral variants.
Can Innovation In Primary Care Slay The Healthcare Leviathan? (2 Of 2)
The question of whether Amazon can meaningfully impact healthcare costs, quality and patient experience misses the more important questions: who else is also innovating in primary care, what are the different approaches, and which ones are most likely …
Can Innovation In Primary Care Slay The Healthcare Leviathan? (1 Of 2)
We do, however, have our own dangerous creature: the leviathan that is the U.S. healthcare system. Currently accounting for 20% of our GDP, our healthcare system’s appetite has proven insatiable. And for all that it consumes, what is excreted from the …
