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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin President Biden’s State of the Union Address hammered home the point that drug prices must come down. He reminded viewers that he and his Democratic colleagues are doing something about the problem, as he touted the Inflation Reduction Act’s drug pricing provisions. Moreover, the President reproached pharmaceutical companies for making record profits from insulin, adding that he seeks to expand the $35 per month cap on out-of-pocket costs to the entire population, not just Medicare beneficiaries. Furthermore, Biden said his recently enacted Inflation Reduction Act is “taking on powerful interests to bring your healthcare costs down.” Well, that may be true. But, absent from the speech was any mention of health insurers and pharmacy benefit managers. In the U.S., multiple stakeholders have created a dysfunctional healthcare system, in which an enormous cost burden is imposed on the patient. The ever-increasing financial … [Read more...] about Biden’s SOTU Targets Drug Companies, But Misses Opportunity To Challenge Health Insurers And Pharmacy Benefit Managers

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Key Takeaways Base Case Unchanged For Fed Chipotle Earnings Disappoint Disney Earnings Tonight Jerome Powell spoke Tuesday for the first time since last Friday’s much stronger than expected jobs report. Speaking before the Economic Club of Washington, D.C., the Chairman of the Federal Reserve said the process to lowering inflation will take time and bring challenges. He reiterated his base case that more interest rate hikes are necessary; however, the expectations by markets remained unchanged, seeming to reflect the notion that what has been done has been effective. Prior to Powell’s appearance Tuesday, markets were relatively quiet. But that didn’t last. In the immediate aftermath of his talk, markets rallied only to then sell off before finally staging a strong rally to close the day. The S&P 500 gained over 1% while the Nasdaq Composite was up nearly 2%. The volatile swings may be indicative of a … [Read more...] about Chipotle Misses On Earnings; Disney Reports Tonight

In 2022 alone, professionals in India spend a total of 4.6 million hours learning on the platform. This is twice the number of learning hours spent by LinkedIn users in the United States (Representative Image) Business, marketing, technology, and people skills were the most in-demand skills for companies and professionals in 2023, as per LinkedIn’s newly launched ‘Workplace Learning Report’. “Despite tough macroeconomic conditions, learning in-demand skills will be critical for professionals to become more employable in any job market and reach their career goals in 2023,” the report noted. Follow our LIVE News blog here Top 10 Skills As per the research, the Top 10 most in-demand skills for the year in India featured a blend of business and marketing skills. This includes management, communications, and sales. Further tech skills such as software development, SQL, and Java. Read More Further, leadership and analytical skills are also featured on the … [Read more...] about Management, communication & tech top list of most in-demand skills for employees: LinkedIn report

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Blyncsy , Inc. Work zone safety is imperative in today’s world, especially as we race toward a future of autonomous driving. The federal government just took a massive step toward improving the way we think about work zones with the Work Zone Data Exchange . WZDx allows agencies to upload harmonized work zone data to public feeds so that everybody can easily access data and make informed decisions. With this central focus on data, the WZDx initiative is poised to make a significant impact on our roads by more accurately informing drivers of what’s ahead. Accessing timely and accurate work zone data has proven to be a complicated issue. Since many infrastructure owners maintain the data in their work zones in a paper-focused format, it creates a large issue for third parties to access and understand the information, let alone communicate that information to the public in … [Read more...] about How Work Zone Reporting Can Help With Connected Vehicle Innovations

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin InnovationRx is your weekly digest of healthcare news. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here . C VS Health announced its plans to acquire Oak Street Health in a $10.6 billion deal on Wednesday, as the pharmacy retailer and parent company of health insurer Aetna looks to expand its reach into primary care. As Forbes senior contributor Bruce Japsen writes , the move comes amid a broader primary care clinic buyout wave by other retailers. This includes Amazon’s $3.9 billion bid for One Medical in July and investments by Walgreens Boots Alliance and health insurer Cigna in VillageMD. The deal values Oak Street at $39 per share, which is 16% above the $33.68 share price at Tuesday’s market close. The Chicago-based company, which employs 600 primary care providers across 169 medical centers, enters into value-based contracts with insurers to manage the care of seniors in the Medicare program. The company … [Read more...] about InnovationRx: CVS Bid For Oak Street; Plus, Covid Strains In Beijing

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin OBSERVATIONS FROM THE FINTECH SNARK TANK LendingClub, one of the nation’s first peer-to-peer lenders (oops! I mean, “marketplace” lenders—real ”peer to peer” lending lasted all of about a month), announced it plans to acquire Radius Bank, a relatively small Boston-based bank, unknown to most people outside of the industry (and within, for that matter). The press release announcing the pending deal contained the usual platitudes from the acquiring CEO: “This is a transformational transaction that allows us to reimagine banking in a way that is free from legacy practices and systems. We will create a category-defining experience for our members that will dramatically enhance the resilience and earnings trajectory of our business.” Despite the buzzword-laden proclamation, this acquisition makes a lot of sense for both parties for reasons that go beyond what many observers have reported on. The Short-Term … [Read more...] about Why LendingClub’s Acquisition Of Radius Bank Is A Smart Deal

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin (Updated: April 15, 2020. And if you’re looking for specifics about high school and college students, check out this piece .) As COVID-19 continues to impact the United States, the federal government is taking action to ease the burden on taxpayers. Most recently, the Senate passed a massive stimulus package (the House voted yes, too) and the CARES Act was signed into law. A key feature of the stimulus is individual checks. As with anything tax-related, there’s a little bit of confusion. To help you sort it out, here are a few questions and answers: When will I get my check? Checks are supposed to be produced “ as rapidly as possible. ” They began being distributed in mid-April. One thing that is true: if you use direct deposit, you’ll get your money faster. You can find out more here . How big will my check be? Checks will be $1,200 per adult - or $2,400 for married couples filing … [Read more...] about All You Wanted To Know About Those Tax Stimulus Checks But Were Afraid To Ask

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Topline: As the coronavirus continues to take a toll on markets and business activity, top banks on Wall Street have further revised down their forecasts for second-quarter GDP and unemployment, predicting an even greater economic hit from the coronavirus than first expected. JPMorgan was the latest big bank to cut its second-quarter GDP forecast even more, with its economists now foreseeing a 40% decline. The bank had earlier predicted a 25% hit to second-quarter GDP. The firm’s economists issued the more dire forecast following Thursday’s latest jobless claims report, which showed another 6.6 million workers filed for unemployment. Over 16 million Americans have filed for unemployment benefits in the last three weeks, the latest indicator of how badly the coronavirus is impacting the economy. Those numbers indicate a huge surge in job losses, which JPMorgan economists estimate could amount to 25 … [Read more...] about JPMorgan Forecasts 20% Unemployment And 40% Hit To Second-Quarter GDP

Choi Ji-Man talks to reporters at Incheon International Airport in Incheon on Jan. 8. [NEWS1] Choi Ji-man has been dropped from the Korean team for World Baseball Classic 2023 after his MLB team, the Pittsburg Pirates, objected to his participation on medical grounds. Choi, the most seasoned Korean batter playing in the big leagues, was named to the Korean squad for the tournament last month. With previous Korean rosters often overlooking players without any KBO experience, Choi had never been called up to represent Korea before. “I feel hungry because I have never put on a Taeguk mark before,” Choi Ji-man told reporters at Incheon International Airport on Jan. 8 before he departed to the United States for the MLB preseason. The Pirates opted to block Choi Ji-man's participating on medical grounds as he is still undergoing rehabilitation following elbow surgery last year. Korean national baseball team manager Lee Kang-chul replaced Choi Ji-man, a first baseman, with SSG … [Read more...] about Choi Ji-man dropped from Korean roster for World Baseball Classic

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The state of Montana has a wealth of riches to draw in newcomers, including four full seasons offering a wide range of outdoors activities, no traffic, a low cost of living, and friendly people, to name just a few. Now a consortium of government, academic and business leaders in the state, including the Montana Manufacturing Association under the Montana Chamber of Commerce, has been working for the past few years on a collection of other attractions to draw one specific kind of newcomer to Big Sky Country: manufacturers. While Montana already has over 4,100 manufacturing companies with over 21,400 employees generating $3.8 billion in economic output, state leaders see a lot more opportunity in that sector. “We’re leaning into our state’s strengths with our western lifestyle, entrepreneurial spirit and high-quality education system that is nimble and responsive to evolving workforce needs,” explained Todd O’Hair, … [Read more...] about Bozeman Landed Hyundai’s New Horizons Studio R&D Center. Now Montana Is On The Hunt For More Manufacturing