Tag: Health insurance
Wegovy heart health approval won’t mean broad insurance coverage yet
Victoria Klesty | ReutersIn the U.S., Wegovy is no longer just for weight loss.The blockbuster drug — one of a handful of weight loss treatments to sk [...]
An overlooked corner of women’s health may be $350 billion market opportunity
Peathegee Inc | Tetra Images | Getty ImagesAfter years of being ignored, menopause has entered the public conversation.Celebrities from Drew Barrymore [...]
Medicaid challenges leave many Black Americans uninsured
Recent changes to Medicaid programs, aimed at closing a health coverage gap in the U.S., have left behind some Americans — particularly people of colo [...]
Sickle cell disease gene therapies Casgevy Lyfgenia insurance cost issues
The approval of two gene therapies to treat sickle cell disease has given hope to patients who suffer from the debilitating disease, which overwhelmin [...]
Cigna shares jump on abandoned Humana buyout, buyback plans
Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesShares of Cigna jumped Monday following reports that the health-care giant has scrapped its plans to buy rival [...]
Pregnant Latinas face greater maternal health concerns
Zaza Cristina Robles worked as a pregnancy coach in her native Peru, so when she arrived in the U.S. at 16 weeks pregnant, the first thing she did aft [...]
New RSV shots for infants, Abrysvo and Beyfortus, face hurdles in U.S.
A doctor vaccinates an infant against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in a treatment room of her paediatric practice.Swen Pförtner | Picture Allianc [...]
Working women health-care costs far outpace men, study says
Luis Alvarez | Digitalvision | Getty ImagesHigh health-care costs are hitting women in the U.S. workforce much harder than men.Working women spend $15 [...]
Blue Shield of California taps Amazon, Cost Plus for pharmacy
Source: Blue Shield of CaliforniaBlue Shield of California is teaming up with Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drug Company and Amazon Pharmacy — turning away f [...]
Medicaid health insurance renewals result in millions of people cut
Supporters hold up Save Medicaid signs during the Senate Democrats' news conference at the Capitol with disability advocates to oppose the Republicans [...]
Here’s how health insurance is helping to cool inflation
Natalia Gdovskaia | Moment | Getty ImagesIn an environment of high inflation, health insurance costs are doing the opposite: They've begun to deflate, [...]
Long Covid patients share their struggle with disability coverage
Michael Bryand, 35, first got Covid in September 2020. "I never really got better," he said in a sit-down interview with CNBC."I had symptoms that sta [...]
Women health startup Maven raises $90 million in post-Roe v. Wade boom
Founder and CEO of Maven Clinic Kate Ryder, the first female health tech unicorn, valued at $1 billion.Daniel Zuchnik | Getty Images Entertainment | G [...]
Health insurance terms to learn as open enrollment begins
Halfpoint Images | Moment | Getty ImagesIt's open enrollment season, the time each year when millions of American workers and retirees must choose a h [...]
CVS Health reports Q3 earnings, opioid settlement
Rafael Henrique | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesCVS Health reported third quarter earnings Wednesday morning that beat Wall Street's expectations. Here's [...]