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Obamacare Alternative Hit With Crackdown by Biden Agencies

The Biden administration plans to issue a final rule on Thursday to curb the sale and availability of “short-term limited-duration insurance” plans, which critics say provide low-cost, but low-quality, coverage that skirts consumer protections in the Affordable Care Act.

Novo’s $1,000 Diabetes Drug Can Be Made for Under $5 a Month

Ozempic could be profitably produced for less than $5 a month even as maker Novo Nordisk A/S charges almost $1,000 in the US, according to a study that revives questions about prices for top-selling treatments for diabetes and obesity.

Landmark Washington Health Data Privacy Law Creates Suit Risks

Businesses dealing with health-related data in Washington state will be subject to new litigation and enforcement risks next week, as a far-reaching health privacy law takes effect.

Ninth Circuit Slams Idaho AG for Not Defending Abortion Letter

A panel of federal appeals court judges slammed the Idaho attorney general’s lawyer for failing to argue that a lawsuit brought by abortion providers is wrong on the merits.

AstraZeneca Sues to Block Arkansas Contract Pharmacy Law

Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca is seeking to block an Arkansas law that prohibits manufacturers from placing restrictions on pharmacies that take part in a federal drug discount program.

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J&J to Pay $75 Million to Settle $6 Billion Baby Powder Suit

Johnson & Johnson will pay $75 million to settle a consumer protection lawsuit filed by Mississippi over the company’s talc-based baby powder, according to people familiar with the matter, resolving litigation in which the state had sought as much as $6 billion.

Troubled New Jersey Hospitals Tap Insight to Rescue Finances

A Michigan company that rescued a bankrupt Chicago hospital has stepped in to run operations at <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/1822065D%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018e-852a-dd73-a18e-c72ff88d0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">CarePoint Health, the long-troubled system across the river from Manhattan.

Advanced Diagnostic Stock Plan Suit Settles for $19 Million

A participant in Advanced Diagnostic Group’s employee stock plan announced a $19 million class settlement in a lawsuit saying company executives, GreatBanc Trust Co., and partners at a private finance firm drained the plan’s value for personal benefit.

Obamacare Alternative Hit With Crackdown by Biden Agencies

The Biden administration plans to issue a final rule on Thursday to curb the sale and availability of “short-term limited-duration insurance” plans, which critics say provide low-cost, but low-quality, coverage that skirts consumer protections in the Affordable Care Act.

Bayer-Backed Drug Maker Boundless Bio Raises $100 Million in IPO

<-rte-company state="{"_id":"0000018e-8237-dd73-a18e-c7379ceb0000","_type":"00000160-4b23-d8bd-adfd-4b3348fd0000"}">Boundless Bio Inc., a cancer therapeutics maker that counts <-rte-company state="{"_id":"0000018e-8237-dd73-a18e-c7379ceb0001","_type":"00000160-4b23-d8bd-adfd-4b3348fd0000"}">Bayer AG among its largest investors, raised $100 million in a US initial public offering after pricing shares at the midpoint of a marketed range.

Beyond Abortion: The Fight Over Fetal Personhood Is Here

When do legal rights begin, at birth or before that? This video looks at the fetal personhood movement, and what it could mean for the future of abortion. We explore its history and the constitutional argument underpinning it.

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SBF Prison Time Hangs on Persuading Judge He Is No Madoff (1)

The judge presiding over <-bsp-person state="{"_id":"0000018e-856b-dd73-a18e-c76f02360000","_type":"00000160-6f41-dae1-adf0-6ff519590003"}">Sam Bankman-Fried’s sentencing Thursday will have to decide whether the fallen crypto mogul is a run-of-the-mill financial fraudster or a villain eclipsed only by Ponzi scheme mastermind <-bsp-person state="{"_id":"0000018e-856b-dd73-a18e-c76f02360001","_type":"00000160-6f41-dae1-adf0-6ff519590003"}">Bernie Madoff.

Home Depot to Buy Pro Supplier SRS for About $18.25 Billion (2)

<-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/HD%20US%20Equity/MA%20MADL","_id":"0000018e-855d-dd73-a18e-c75f478f0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Home Depot Inc. said it would buy building-products distributor <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/0742294D%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018e-855d-dd73-a18e-c75f478f0001","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">SRS Distribution Inc. for about $18.25 billion in a bid to bolster the company’s professional services business.

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