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What's next for Alphabet’s laid-off health tech employees; who benefits from Amgen's pricing for its Humira biosimilar

January 31, 2023
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STAT+ | Alphabet's laid-off health tech employees on where their work heads next

Former Alphabet employees swept up in recent layoffs said tech expertise could help health systems trying to get up to speed on data.

By Brittany Trang


STAT+ | Amgen pricing for its Humira biosimilar may benefit PBMs and insurers more than patients

"Warped incentives baked into the U.S. drug channel will limit savings from biosimilars," said Adam Fein of the Drug Channels Institute.

By Ed Silverman


Opinion: A watershed year for biosimilars — if regulators and policymakers step up

2023 could be a banner year for biosimilars if regulators and policymakers require them to be included in Medicare and other formularies.

By Juliana M. Reed



Andy Slavitt, founder and general partner at Town Hall Ventures and former CMS acting administrator
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Town Hall Ventures' Andy Slavitt on how to invest in Medicaid and health tech

Part of Andy Slavitt's mission at Town Hall Ventures is proving that health tech companies can make a viable business working in Medicaid.

By Mohana Ravindranath


Opinion: How the Biden administration's Covid preparedness policies could narrow America's political divide

The White House's Covid Winter Preparedness plan sidesteps the emerging evidence base and President Biden's pledge to "follow the science."

By Steven Phillips and Robert C. Gallo and Christian Bréchot


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