Health Insurance – Karma https://karmaimpact.com Advancing people, planet and profit. Thu, 21 Nov 2019 21:35:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.3 Seniors May Be Overpaying for Medicine, Study Looking at Medicare’s Use of Generics Suggests /seniors-may-be-overpaying-for-medicine-study-looking-at-medicares-use-of-generics-suggests/ /seniors-may-be-overpaying-for-medicine-study-looking-at-medicares-use-of-generics-suggests/#respond Thu, 21 Nov 2019 21:35:46 +0000 /?p=13852 Medicare may not be getting the best prescription drug deals it can, meaning senior citizens using the plan are overpaying, a new study suggests. Private insurance companies adopt cheaper generic drugs at a faster pace than government-run Medicare, a study by lobbying group Access for Affordable Medicines concludes. Generics are intended to be a lower-cost […]

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]]> /seniors-may-be-overpaying-for-medicine-study-looking-at-medicares-use-of-generics-suggests/feed/ 0 Purdue Pharma Took a Page from Big Tobacco & Oil in Effort to Shift Blame in Oxycontin Deaths /purdue-pharma-took-a-page-from-big-tobacco-oil-in-effort-to-shift-blame-in-oxycontin-deaths/ /purdue-pharma-took-a-page-from-big-tobacco-oil-in-effort-to-shift-blame-in-oxycontin-deaths/#respond Tue, 19 Nov 2019 20:40:23 +0000 /?p=13806 Oxycontin maker Purdue Pharma cultivated sympathetic writers and funded think tanks as part of an aggressive media campaign aimed at countering negative stories about its blockbuster opioid, ProPublica reported. For nearly 20 years Purdue followed tactics similar to those of the oil and tobacco industries by promoting science that advanced its agenda and shifting blame, […]

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]]> /purdue-pharma-took-a-page-from-big-tobacco-oil-in-effort-to-shift-blame-in-oxycontin-deaths/feed/ 0 KKR Said to Approach Walgreens Boots for Potential Largest Buyout Ever as Healthcare Beckons /kkr-said-to-approach-walgreens-boots-for-potential-largest-buyout-ever-as-healthcare-beckons/ /kkr-said-to-approach-walgreens-boots-for-potential-largest-buyout-ever-as-healthcare-beckons/#respond Mon, 11 Nov 2019 21:38:42 +0000 /?p=13676 KKR, which last month said profit slipped on costlier dealmaking, proposed buying Walgreens Boots Alliance as the private equity firm pushes deeper into healthcare.  The potential deal, reported by Bloomberg News based on unidentified sources, would bring Alliance Boots full circle. KKR sold Alliance Boots to Walgreens in 2012 after acquiring the European pharmacy chain […]

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]]> /kkr-said-to-approach-walgreens-boots-for-potential-largest-buyout-ever-as-healthcare-beckons/feed/ 0 Government Lawsuit Against Gilead Highlights Steep Cost of HIV Prevention Pills /government-lawsuit-against-gilead-highlights-steep-cost-of-hiv-prevention-pills/ /government-lawsuit-against-gilead-highlights-steep-cost-of-hiv-prevention-pills/#respond Fri, 08 Nov 2019 21:59:20 +0000 /?p=13647 A lawsuit filed by the Trump administration against Gilead Sciences is the most direct action taken to date to bring down the high cost of HIV prevention pills – a critical component of the government’s plan to reduce new infections in the U.S. by 75% over the next five years. Both the government and HIV/AIDS […]

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]]> /government-lawsuit-against-gilead-highlights-steep-cost-of-hiv-prevention-pills/feed/ 0 More Than “Bumper Sticker Debates”: Karma’s Takeaways from HLTH 2019 /more-than-bumper-sticker-debates-karmas-takeaways-from-hlth-2019/ /more-than-bumper-sticker-debates-karmas-takeaways-from-hlth-2019/#respond Wed, 06 Nov 2019 21:45:57 +0000 /?p=13493 This content is brought to you in partnership with HLTH. Last week, more than 6,000 attendees — from executives, investors and startups to policymakers, pharmaceutical companies and insurance providers — gathered at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas for HLTH, the largest health innovation conference in the United States.  HLTH 2019 offered plenty of opportunities […]

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]]> /more-than-bumper-sticker-debates-karmas-takeaways-from-hlth-2019/feed/ 0 Big Tech Advance in Healthcare Rolls on With Amazon, JPMorgan Insurance Alliance /big-tech-advance-in-healthcare-rolls-on-with-amazon-jpmorgan-insurance-alliance/ /big-tech-advance-in-healthcare-rolls-on-with-amazon-jpmorgan-insurance-alliance/#respond Mon, 04 Nov 2019 22:52:51 +0000 /?p=13321 Amazon and JPMorgan Chase, working with Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, are rolling out employee healthcare plans, the latest example of big tech making unlikely alliances in an effort to carve out territory in healthcare. The program, Haven Healthcare, aims to disrupt traditional benefits models, claiming to offer improved incentives and added cost transparency. It’s being […]

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]]> /big-tech-advance-in-healthcare-rolls-on-with-amazon-jpmorgan-insurance-alliance/feed/ 0 Alphabet, Pushing Deeper into Healthcare, Teams with Hancock on Diabetes Insurance /alphabet-pushing-deeper-into-healthcare-teams-with-hancock-on-diabetes-insurance/ /alphabet-pushing-deeper-into-healthcare-teams-with-hancock-on-diabetes-insurance/#respond Tue, 29 Oct 2019 22:03:35 +0000 /?p=13190 Alphabet pushed further into healthcare with a joint venture that aims to sell life insurance for people diagnosed with diabetes.  The Google parent as well as tech rivals including Apple and Amazon are seeking healthcare investments that leverage their digital networks, and in the case of Alphabet, its AI capabilities. Diabetes rates are rising around […]

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]]> /alphabet-pushing-deeper-into-healthcare-teams-with-hancock-on-diabetes-insurance/feed/ 0 Die Laughing: U.K. Life Insurer DeadHappy’s Gallows Humor Helping it Sell Policies /die-laughing-u-k-life-insurer-deadhappys-gallows-humor-helping-it-sell-policies/ /die-laughing-u-k-life-insurer-deadhappys-gallows-humor-helping-it-sell-policies/#respond Fri, 25 Oct 2019 16:39:42 +0000 /?p=13126 Key Takeaway: DeadHappy’s wisecracks, animations and black humor on social media seek to get younger people talking about death and buying life insurance. Venture funds are smiling. For a company that deals in death, U.K. insurer DeadHappy seems to be having an awfully good time. From the laughing skull logo, to blog posts about “Putting […]

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]]> /die-laughing-u-k-life-insurer-deadhappys-gallows-humor-helping-it-sell-policies/feed/ 0 Alphabet, Amazon and Apple Push Hard into Healthcare, Leveraging Digital and Network Prowess /alphabet-amazon-and-apple-push-hard-into-healthcare-leveraging-digital-and-network-prowess/ /alphabet-amazon-and-apple-push-hard-into-healthcare-leveraging-digital-and-network-prowess/#respond Thu, 10 Oct 2019 21:21:30 +0000 /?p=12695 Key Takeaway: The world’s biggest tech firms, including Alphabet, Amazon and Apple, are using cutting edge digital technologies to build the future of healthcare, a more than $7 trillion opportunity.  For Kate Rosenbluth, then a neuroscientist at Stanford Neurosurgery Center, watching a man sob as he was told he couldn’t get surgery to control his […]

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]]> /alphabet-amazon-and-apple-push-hard-into-healthcare-leveraging-digital-and-network-prowess/feed/ 0 Aussie Investors “Shifting Capital” as Global Warming Becomes National Health Crisis /aussie-investors-shifting-capital-as-global-warming-becomes-national-health-crisis/ /aussie-investors-shifting-capital-as-global-warming-becomes-national-health-crisis/#respond Tue, 24 Sep 2019 17:53:57 +0000 /?p=12285 Global warming is doing more in Australia than sparking a health crisis. It’s changing the way some investors think about where to place their money.   Labeled an “irreversible” health crisis by the Australian Medical Association this month, climate change is boosting infectious diseases and raising depression, anxiety and suicide risks, doctors say.   Kylie Charlton, a […]

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