TOP STORIES
A great great great summary of the state of the ACA as Sunday’s third-round of open enrollment kicked off. While insurers have seen growth new membership, “much of that growth has been unprofitable. Health insurers lost a total of $2.5 billion, or on average $163 per consumer enrolled, in the individual market in 2014, McKinsey found. A number are also expecting to lose money on their marketplace business for 2015.” – The Wall Street Journal
LIFE SCIENCES
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
The Valeant pile-on continues.
- More Charlie Munger attacks. Valeant’s “practice of acquiring rights to treatments and boosting prices legal but “deeply immoral” and “similar to the worst abuses in for-profit education.” – Bloomberg
- “Short-term returns are ultimately critical, of course, because Valeant is in reality a pharmaceutical company in name only.” – Financial Times
- You may not like their selling tactics. But have you checked out Valeant’s debt? – Forbes
- On the bright side(?), expect no bombshell from Citron’s report today. – MarketWatch
Here’s a nice overview of the challenges facing Sanofi, GSK and Roche as they all face investors days this week. “Roche probably has the easiest job, since we know they have good data with new multiple sclerosis (MS) and oncology drugs, whereas GSK and Sanofi have quite a lot to prove,” Berenberg Bank analyst Alistair Campbell said. – Reuters
60 Minutes starts the night examining heroin. But it somehow winds up criticizing the pharma industry. – Forbes
A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
TECH
Dr. Peter Antall has joined American Well as its chief medical officer. Antall helped establish the first national telehealth medical network: The Online Care Group. – American Well
eClinicalWorks is expanding into the United Kingdom. –BusinessWire
POLITICS
There’s compromise looming on the Cadillac Tax – or so they say. It may just be election-year bluster. – The Hill
A LITTLE BIT EXTRA
Hats off to the healthcare team at SHIFT Communications. Their Halloween costumes? ICD-10 codes.
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