Industry group joins governor in opposing state’s public option, doctors group pushes back – Nevada Current

Industry group joins governor in opposing state's public option, doctors group pushes back - Nevada Current

In an ongoing battle to implement a public health care option in Nevada, an organization allied with the insurance and health care industries released a report Monday saying the public option would exacerbate the shortage of health care providers. the State and would reduce access to care. An arm of the Partnership for Americas Health … Read more

Optum and Express Scripts want opioid special master removed after reply-all-email incident

Optum and Express Scripts want opioid special master removed after reply-all-email incident

Used blister packs containing medicines, tablets and pills are seen in this illustration taken June 30, 2018. REUTERS/Russell Boyce/Illustration Acquire License Rights Summary Businesses Law firms First reference trials currently being selected in opioid lawsuits against pharmacy benefit managers Firms say appearance of bias means special master can’t handle their cases Oct. 31 (Reuters) – … Read more

Suspected fake Ozempic hospitalizes several people in Austria

Suspected fake Ozempic hospitalizes several people in Austria

A box of Ozempic, an injectable semaglutide drug used to treat type 2 diabetes and manufactured by Novo Nordisk, is seen at a Rock Canyon pharmacy in Provo, Utah, U.S. March 29, 2023. REUTERS/George Frey license fees BERLIN, Oct 24 (Reuters) – Several people were hospitalized in Austria after using suspected fake versions of the … Read more

Covid lockdown was a failure of public health policy,’ inquiry finds

Covid lockdown was a failure of public health policy,' inquiry finds

The coronavirus lockdown is a “failure of public health policy”, an expert has said as it emerged top scientific modelers were never asked how to avoid the measure. Mark Woolhouse, professor of infectious diseases and epidemiology at the University of Edinburgh, said lockdowns should “always be a last resort”, telling a hearing that the government … Read more