Months after an FDA panel voted against Amylyx Pharmaceuticals’ amyotrophic lateral sclerosis drug, a second panel reversed the decision in a surprise vote before the agency approved the controversial ALS treatment Sept. 29.
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5 Optum, SCA Health leaders to know
Here are five leaders to know from Optum and its subsidiary and ASC chain SCA Health, pulled from the companies’ websites:
The cloud is expensive, and CIOs are waiting for the return on investment
Many businesses and organizations have shifted to the cloud to save money, but CIOs say their costs are rising as they shift to the new technology, The Wall Street Journal reported Sept. 29.
45% of workers earning over 6 figures report living paycheck to paycheck
Forty-five percent of workers earning over six figures a year report that they are living from paycheck to paycheck, up from 38 percent last year, according to a Sept. 30 report from CNBC.
Congressional Budget Office pitches healthcare price growth cap
Capping the level and growth rate of healthcare prices could result in “moderate to large” reductions in the prices health insurers pay to providers, the Congressional Budget Office said in a Sept. 29 report.
2,857 Geisinger patients affected by 3rd-party data breach
Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger is notifying patients about a ransomware attack at a mail service vendor that has compromised the protected health information of 2,857 patients, CNHI News reported Sept. 28.
Senate passes continuing resolution that extends rural Medicare programs
The U.S. Senate voted 75-25 to pass and send to the House of Representatives a continuing resolution that would extend current federal funding levels for healthcare and other programs, according to a Sept. 29 report from the American Hospital Association.
7 recent medical school partnerships
Here are seven stories on medical school partnerships that Becker’s has reported on since Aug. 25:
11 women making moves in healthcare
The following executive moves made by women have been reported by or shared with Becker’s since Sept. 23.
Hurricane Ian poised to slam region’s largest ports, ‘spelling further supply-chain headaches’
With Hurricane Ian regaining strength and hundreds of hospitals at risk for flooding, the storm is headed for the region’s largest container ports, Bloomberg reported Sept. 29.
