Innovative treatments have turned the tables somewhat in the battle against cancer but one stumbling block appears to be pricing. CAR-T cell therapy can cost more than $1.5 million including the $475,000 cost of the drug (in this case, Kymriah from Novartis). “We are seeing that price is becoming a barrier because if you can imagine, hundreds of thousands of […]

The announcement during last week’s J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference of a deal between Novartis and England’s National Health Service to supply a cholesterol-lowering drug dosed only twice per year marked a significant event in the history of a class of drugs that only entered the market two years ago, but whose development goes back decades. Biotech Showcase […]

Health insurance company Cigna is launching a new video-based primary care service that will reach over 12 million people. The company is partnering with MDLive, which already provides telehealth services to several hospitals including Humana and some locations of Blue Cross Blue Shield. However, this is the first time it has waded into primary care. Due […]