A Republican senator says it’s time for the Chinese Communist Party to reveal what it knows about the new coronavirus after the country’s state-run newspaper reported that the mystery illness may not have originated from a seafood market in Wuhan. On Saturday, Sen. Tom Cotton demanded “answers” while sharing a report from the Global Times,… Read More »
Dive Brief: Even without the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate penalty, the individual market last year was stable and profitable for payers, according to a new analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation. Overall enrollment in the individual market fell by a modest 5% and premiums were mostly steady. Medical loss ratios for the third quarter… Read More »
Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said Monday that Juul Labs’ products should be removed from the market, citing two studies that showed the scope of teen use of its e-cigarettes and flavored pods. “It’s very clear that Juul can’t keep their products out of the hands of kids,” said Gottlieb, a physician, health advocate and Pfizer board… Read More »
Medical device and technology development is an area in which U.S. companies are at the forefront. According to a SelectUSA.gov publication, America has the largest medical device market in the world. It has a market size of around $ 156 billion, and it represented about 40 percent of the global medical device market in 2017.… Read More »
The three largest healthcare insurers held 80 percent of more of their market in at least 37 states, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office. The GAO studied the large group, small group and individual insurance markets. Three or fewer insurers held 80 percent or more of the market in at least 46… Read More »