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Humana stock plunges on dismal 2024 forecast, as insurers face soaring medical costs

January 25, 2024 Admin No Comments

A Humana Inc. office building in Louisville, Kentucky, Feb. 3, 2019. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Humana plummeted Thursday after the health insurer issued dismal full-year earnings guidance, citing soaring medical costs that are dogging the broader insurance industry. Those expenses have spiked as an increasing number of older adults return to…

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CDC recommends Pfizer maternal RSV vaccine to protect infants, paving way for fall availability

September 22, 2023 Admin No Comments

A doctor vaccinates an infant against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in a treatment room of her paediatric practice. Swen Pförtner | Picture Alliance | Getty Images The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday recommended Pfizer‘s maternal vaccine that protects infants from respiratory syncytial virus, putting the shot on track to be available in the U.S. this fall….

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Medicare will pay for Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi. What patients and doctors should know

July 8, 2023 Admin No Comments

The Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi is seen in this undated handout image obtained by Reuters on January 20, 2023. Eisai | via Reuters Medicare has agreed to pay for the Alzheimer’s treatment Leqembi, a major turning point for patients who are diagnosed with the early stages of the disease. Leqembi is the only drug on the…

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