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FTC: GoodRx leaked sensitive health data to Facebook, Google; why Medicare Advantage insurers will score a $2B gift

February 1, 2023
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GoodRx leaked sensitive health information to Facebook and Google, FTC alleges

The FTC accused GoodRx, the prescription drug discount platform, of sharing sensitive health data with big tech companies.

By Mohana Ravindranath


STAT+ | 6 things to know about Apellis' eye drug ahead of FDA decision

Apellis Pharmaceuticals, the drug's maker, has expressed public confidence in the data supporting approval. Investors are more divided.

By Adam Feuerstein


STAT+ | Medicare Advantage insurers will score $2 billion gift thanks to limited audits

A new rule will give a free pass to Medicare Advantage plans for any erroneous codes they submitted between 2011 and 2017.

By Bob Herman and Tara Bannow



Images showing differences in gray matter volume between Black and white children (top) and showing the differences are less (bottom) when racial disparities in socioeconomic factors are taken into account.
Dumornay et. al., American Journal of Psychiatry

MRI scans reveal disparate impact of poverty and other 'toxic stress' on brains of Black children

The finding may help explain longstanding racial disparities in the prevalence of psychiatric disorders such as PTSD.

By Usha Lee McFarling


Opinion: Disruptive science is leaping forward, not limping along

A study claiming that disruptive innovation in science has dramatically and mysteriously declined since 1945 has it wrong.

By Juergen Eckhardt and George Church


STAT+ | KKR veteran sets records with $3.9 billion health care fund

Patient Square Capital closed on $3.9 billion for its fund, the largest inaugural fund for a new U.S.-based private equity firm.

By Allison DeAngelis


Alex Hogan/STAT

STAT+ | New antidepressant study provides hints to Verily's future

A small Phase 2 trial of a new antidepressant may hold clues to the direction of Verily, the high-profile Alphabet health tech spinout.

By Matthew Herper and Casey Ross


Opinion: Promises — and pitfalls — of ChatGPT-assisted medicine

ChatGPT could assist with medical education and administrative tasks. But it isn't ready for clinical decision-making.

By Rushabh H. Doshi and Simar S. Bajaj


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