CVS Health outbid Amazon and UnitedHealth Group to acquire home health company Signify Health for $8B. Are you convinced that health care at home will be the next big thing?  The Deets  CVS’s acquisition will give them access to Signify’s 10,000 clinicians in all 50 states, technology to coordinate care and nearly 2.5 million homes…

1) Federal Judge Rules Free Preventative Services are Unconstitutional A federal judge from Texas (the same judge who has ruled against the ACA) ruled that using the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations to decide which preventative services must be covered by health insurance is unconstitutional. The USPSTF is generally regarded as the gold…

FDA advisors voted 7-2 in favor of Amylyx Pharmaceutical’s ALS drug known as AMX0035. Meanwhile, these advisors voted 6-4 against the same drug back in March. What accounts for the change in votes and what does this mean for those with ALS?  The Deets  FDA advisors now back Amylyx’s ALS drug, despite voting against it…

The Biden administration is investing a significant $100 million into the Affordable Care Act to increase insurance coverage for underserved communities. Specifically, the funding will go into care navigators, which is expected to increase enrollment as it did so this year. Recall, the ACA marketplace has been riding high following a year of record-breaking enrollment.…