About pharma
Competition in Commercial PBM Markets and Vertical Integration of Health Insurers with PBMs A good review of the sector and its major players. The overall message is how concentrated the market is.
The top 10 vaccine companies worldwide FYI. Pfizer is #1.
2022 Biosimilar Trends Report A good review from Amgen. Look at Figure 3 for projected drug launches.
About the public’s health
Scientists say ‘forever chemicals’ may be contaminating 57,000 US sites “The researchers said that in the absence of information proving otherwise, contamination from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) should be presumed at 57,412 locations spread across all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
The areas in question include sites that discharge jet fuel firefighting foam, certain industrial facilities and places where waste contains these cancer-linked chemicals, according to the study, published in Environmental Science & Technology Letters.”
About healthcare IT
VA warns 41,500 patients that Oracle Cerner EHR issues may have affected care “The Department of Veterans Affairs is notifying 41,500 patients that their care may have been affected due to the delays in the rollout of its Oracle Cerner EHR system…”
About healthcare personnel
The cost of nurse turnover in 23 numbers FYI
About health technology
Listen up: You can now buy hearing aids without a prescription “The government on Monday will begin allowing pharmacies and big-box stores to sell hearing aids without prescriptions, a move that is expected to shake up an industry that has long been dominated by a handful of manufacturers under a model of care that critics said raised costs and stifled innovation.
Backers of the change say the move to over-the-counter hearing aid sales will usher in a revolution of lower prices and new technologies, and expand access for millions of people with untreated hearing loss.”