Cheap semaglutide, the drug in Ozempic and Wegovy, could help millions with diabetes and obesity in 160 countries

For-profit acute and behavioral hospital operator Universal Health Services is acquiring virtual behavioral care provider Talkspace, the companies announced on Monday. The definitive agreement would see Talkspace acquired for $5.25 per share. That translates to an enterprise value of about $835 million, according to the announcement. The deal is expected to close in Q3. UHS ...

More than 10,000 people have enrolled in Nevada’s new public option health plans, which debuted last fall with the expectation that they would bring lower prices to the health insurance market. Those preliminary numbers from the open enrollment period that ended in January are less than a third of what state officials had projected. Nevada ...

Several health agencies have asked a state board to formally reject the Trump administration’s guidance, which made more shots optional for schoolchildren.

GoodRx launched GoodRx Employer Direct, a program that allows employers to subsidize manufacturer-sponsored prices for high-cost brand medications like GLP-1s without adding them to their health insurance benefits.

Eli Lilly has officially launched Employer Connect, its direct-to-employer platform for its obesity medications, after teasing the rollout late last year. The drugmaker said in an announcement that the program is aimed at supporting employer choice and enabling them to build the solution that works best for them and their workforces. It will launch with more ...