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Want to get these in your inbox to never miss an edition? Subscribe to Healthcare Huddle today! Is the “private-practice physician” life dead? Around three out of four physicians are now employed by a hospital, health system or corporate entity (PE firm or health insurer). I’d answer, “dead.” For now… The Deets The percentage of hospital- or corporate-employed…

By the time you finish reading this newsletter, at least one American will have died from an opioid overdose. Overdose deaths have increased nearly 50% since the pandemic began, according to new data from the CDC. 2021 alone saw a record 108K overdose deaths, likely driven by fentanyl-laced drugs.  The Deets While the 108K deaths included all…

The Supreme Court reaffirmed what many expected but wished would never happen: a strike down of the Roe v Wade decision. Roe was egregiously wrong from the start. Its reasoning was exceptionally weak, and the decision has had damaging consequences. And far from bringing about a national settlement of the abortion issue, Roe and Casey have enflamed debate and deepened division. — Justice…

Walgreens is moving into the clinical trial business. They aim to increase patient access and retention in clinical trials by redefining the patient experience. While the clinical trial arena faces tremendous obstacles in enrolling patients and ensuring they follow up, Walgreens is uniquely positioned to overcome such obstacles given their readily available tools and resources. The Deets…

Digital mental health company Cerebral announced a new focus on value-based care and severe mental illness like substance use disorder. Their pivot from bread-and-butter conditions like ADHD is not surprising, given all of Cerebral’s drama over the past couple of months. However, Cerebral is in a pretty deep hole right now, and it will take more than a ladder…