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Read MoreOutside the Huddle 8/28/22
1) Can You Hear Me Now? The FDA will now allow patients to purchase hearing aids over the counter, improving access to affordable hearing aids. Patients with perceived hearing loss can now go directly to stores or online shops and purchase hearing aids without needing a full evaluation, prescription or fitting. With an aging population,…
Read MoreThe Medicare Advantage Empire
More than 28 million Americans enrolled in a Medicare Advantage (MA) plan in 2022, representing 48% of all Medicare beneficiaries. MA is attractive for both consumers and insurers: patients reap more benefits like hearing and vision coverage while insurers reap bigger profits. The Deets Out of the 58.6 million Medicare beneficiaries, nearly half are enrolled…
Read MoreFDA to Approve Omicron Booster
The FDA is expected to approve Pfizer and Moderna’s updated Covid-19 booster vaccine this week, which covers the dominant BA.5 Omicron subvariant. mRNA technology is remarkable. The BA.5 subvariant started picking up steam back in June, and here we are nearly three months later with a vaccine ready to go. The Deets Pfizer and Moderna’s…
Read MoreCash App To Add Commerce Section—FTX Made *Bank* In 2021
Before we dive into this week’s news, it’s almost the end of summer, and I deeply apologize that I haven’t made that many playlists. I honestly haven’t listened to much new music this summer. But I made an “End of Summer 2022” playlist for y’all which I think is quite good (my wife Stevie does…
Read More3 Steps to Fix Fintech’s Diversity Problem
“The tech industry loves to talk about how it is changing the world. Yet retrograde, gendered patterns and habits have long fueled tech’s extraordinary money-making machine. Breaking out of them might ultimately be the most innovative move of all.” ~ Historian Margaret O’Mara Diversity in the fintech workforce is still not good enough. Striving for gender…
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