Category Archives: News

In the Past Ten Years, Workers’ Health Insurance Premiums Have Grown Much Faster Than Wages

For a worker in the U.S. who benefits from health insurance at the workplace, the annual family premium will average $ 21,342 this year, according to the 2020 Employer Health Benefits Survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation. The first chart illustrates the growth of the premium shares split by employer and employee contributions. Over ten… Read More: In the Past Ten Years, Workers’ Health Insurance Premiums Have… »

Pfizer’s Ibrance kisses early breast cancer hopes goodbye with second study failure

After Pfizer’s Ibrance failed a crucial study in HR-positive, HR-negative postsurgery breast cancer patients, the company clung to hope that it could still show a benefit in a high-risk subset of those patients. But new data have officially snuffed out those hopes. There’s “no saving adjuvant for Ibrance,” SVB Leerink analyst Geoffrey Porges wrote in… Read More: Pfizer’s Ibrance kisses early breast cancer hopes goodbye with second… »

ADVERTORIAL: The invisible hearing aid that comes with a 7 day free trial

The technology of hearing aids has come a long way from the horns and trumpets of centuries past. And with more sophisticated devices and a greater understanding of our ears in general, hearing aids have become cleverer and less noticeable. At the forefront of this innovation is the rise of the ITE – or ‘in… Read More: ADVERTORIAL: The invisible hearing aid that comes with a 7… »

#Healthin2Point00, Episode 157 | The phrase is “Takeout Speculation”!

Health in 2 Point 00 Oct 9, 2020• Today on Health in 2 Point 00, Jess and I gossip about the wild rumor that UnitedHealthcare is acquiring Amwell. On Episode 157, we discuss Lark raising $ 55 million in a Series C along with a deal with Anthem to be their preferred DPP provider, Medicare… Read More: #Healthin2Point00, Episode 157 | The phrase is “Takeout Speculation”! »