This Week's Healthcare Earnings: Tariffs Galore
Tariffs were, unsurprisingly, a major theme on investor calls this past week, as around a dozen healthcare companies released their quarterly financials and kicked off the thick of the earnings season for the industry.
Eli Lilly Opens New Front Against Weight-Drug Compounders
Pharma giant Eli Lilly is taking a new tack in its efforts to protect its lucrative weight-loss drugs by raising allegations that telehealth competitors are engaged in illegal corporate practice of medicine.
HHS Legal Staff Cuts Will Impair Abuse, Neglect Enforcement
A massive overhaul underway at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will wipe out the roles filled by more than 100 attorneys and other staff at offices in six states. Among the enforcement areas being hit are federal efforts led by regional HHS legal teams combating elder abuse and neglect at nursing homes.
This Week's Healthcare Earnings: Tariffs Galore
Tariffs were, unsurprisingly, a major theme on investor calls this past week, as around a dozen healthcare companies released their quarterly financials and kicked off the thick of the earnings season for the industry.
Eli Lilly Opens New Front Against Weight-Drug Compounders
Pharma giant Eli Lilly is taking a new tack in its efforts to protect its lucrative weight-loss drugs by raising allegations that telehealth competitors are engaged in illegal corporate practice of medicine.
HHS Legal Staff Cuts Will Impair Abuse, Neglect Enforcement
A massive overhaul underway at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will wipe out the roles filled by more than 100 attorneys and other staff at offices in six states. Among the enforcement areas being hit are federal efforts led by regional HHS legal teams combating elder abuse and neglect at nursing homes.
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