Medicare Advantage market expected to grow in 2025

Plus: Trump backs off proposal to slash prescription drug prices by linking them to foreign countries

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Courtesy Pfizer After a rocky debut for new RSV tools, hopes are high as a new season approaches After a challenging debut for new RSV vaccines and an antibody shot, hopes are high as a new season approaches. By Helen Branswell Trump backs off proposal to slash prescription drug prices by linking them to foreign countries Trump is backing away from one of his biggest ideas to tackle the high cost of prescription drugs. By Rachel Cohrs Zhang STAT+ | Exact Sciences wins FDA approval for improved stool-based colon cancer test The new Cologuard Plus screening test should result in fewer cancer-free patients receiving unnecessary follow-up colonoscopies By Jonathan Wosen Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP STAT+ | Medicare Advantage market expected to grow in 2025, despite big changes from insurers Insurers have made important tweaks to 2025 plans that will force millions of members to shell out more for their prescription drugs and care. By Tara Bannow and Bob Herman STAT+ | Higher insurance costs eat into savings from drug pricing law by more than expected Higher insurance costs means the savings from the Inflation Reduction Act will be up to $20 billion less than expected, the CBO said. By John Wilkerson STAT+ | Up and down the ladder: The latest comings and goings From new hires to departures, promotions and transfers, here are the latest comings and goings in the pharmaceutical industry. By Ed Silverman Adobe STAT+ | Q&A: AI is coming for lots of jobs. What about that of the cancer researcher? Whether Sam Altman is right in suggesting AI will replace the PI comes down to the nature of creative thinking, says a Broad biologist. By Angus Chen

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