What makes UnitedHealth much like Normal Oil? Is Viking Therapeutics a beautiful acquisition goal? And is Adam good at math?
We focus on all that and extra on this week’s episode of “The Readout LOUD,” STAT’s biotech podcast. Tara Bannow, our hospitals and insurance coverage reporter, joins us to speak a couple of new investigation that reveals how UnitedHealth wields its unmatched doctor empire to spice up its income and broaden its affect.
We additionally cowl the most recent information within the life sciences, together with Viking’s sped-up plans in weight problems, the departure of a very long time official on the Meals and Drug Administration, and Kamala Harris’ views on well being insurance policies.
For the UnitedHealth investigation, go right here; for extra on Viking’s weight problems medication, go right here; learn concerning the FDA management shakeup right here; and for extra on Kamala Harris’ observe file, go right here.
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