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If you want to really understand health insurers and the rest of the health care industry — the good, the bad, and the ugly — you can't do better than subscribing to @bobjherman's excellent (and free) weekly newsletter at this time. statnews.com/signup/health-c…
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The @statnews homepage is 🔥 today, and all days lately (in a good way). Grateful for so much strong health + medicine coverage at such a pivotal time.
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Thousands of the institutions that claim to offer refuge from opioid addiction are among those most hostile to addiction medications like buprenorphine.
Part 5 of The War on Recovery series is here: trib.al/9yuYJAy
Read more insights from this yearlong investigation 🧵
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My letter to STAT readers on why this is a seminal moment for science journalism statnews.com/2024/11/07/lett… via @statnews
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The #STATSummit kicks off tomorrow!
And there's still time to attend virtually!
Virtual passes are now 50% off
Use Promo Code: VIRTUAL50
Learn more: statnews.com/2024/summit/202…
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We are just TWO WEEKS away from the 2024 #STATSummit in Boston!
There's still time to register for the two-day event here: trib.al/4LsFuos
See our agenda for Day 1 below ⬇️
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New Insights on Sickle Cell and Reproductive Health
A recent investigation reveals troubling disparities in postpartum sterilization rates among women with sickle cell disease compared to those without.
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statnews.com/2024/10/02/wome… #sicklecell #reproductivehealth
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The biggest names in health care made $3.5 billion combined last year. Even in a "down" year, the median health care CEO made 51 times the median American household income. Explore more than 300 companies with our searchable tool: statnews.com/2024/09/30/heal…
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We've added more names to our speaker list for the 2024 #STATSummit.
Register for the event here: trib.al/9CMg51B
See more of the leaders that will be joining us below. 🗣️👇
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If you use a compounded weight loss drug, there's a reasonable chance you get it from @wearehims. There's also a reasonable chance that the company will soon face some real hurdles in delivering the medicines. Via @KatieMPalmer @NicholasFlorko statnews.com/2024/08/29/tele…
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Part 3 of STAT's Investigation 'Health Care's Colossus'
UnitedHealth Group pledged a hands-off approach after buying a Connecticut medical group. Then it upended how doctors practice. 🧵 trib.al/iBb8aNP
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Announcing a new #STATVirtual event with @WordInBlack!
Join us for a special editorial showcase that takes you behind our May report titled 'Black voices, Black bodies: Life in the age of Ozempic.'
Learn more and register: trib.al/FvJWR19
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Ryan Fitzgerald retweeted
This is FASCINATING
Don't miss @SciFleur's interview with Barbara Natterson-Horowitz about 'zoobiquity': looking at ways in which animals have solved diseases in ways humans have not
the right link, for those who got the dead one in Morning Rounds:
statnews.com/2024/08/16/the-…
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Drug patents pave the way to profit for pharmaceutical companies. But how exactly do they make drugs more expensive? Watch the full video in our 'Behind the Counter' series here: trib.al/WICmic2 🧵
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Part 2 of STAT's Investigation 'Health Care's Colossus'
UnitedHealth Group pressed its clinicians to use a thinly tested medical device to screen people for artery disease, boosting its profits even though many of the patients were not sick. 🧵 trib.al/8lb0Mst
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If you are a fan of @TheBearFX and work in medicine, or know someone who does, check out the First Opinion essay today in @statnews by @AbrahamNussbaum on how working in a hospital is like working in a restaurant. statnews.com/2024/08/06/rest…
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A STAT Investigation: Health Care's Colossus
This is the untold story of how UnitedHealth Group has gobbled up multiple pieces of the health care industry and exploited its growing power to milk the system for profit. 🧵 trib.al/kN6oGEK
