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Report: States struggle to meet federal regulations for mental health care

MedCity News

The law enacted by Congress in 2008, aims to remove insurance-related obstacles to mental health and substance use disorder treatment, but it hasn’t been enforced effectively and there is a lack of oversight.

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Women’s health needs have been overlooked. Can “FemTech” fill the gap?

MedCity News

Funding in FemTech startups has risen from next to nothing in 2008, to almost $2.5 billion in 2021; deals have seen the same trend, from a handful to almost 300 over the same period.

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Teva agrees to fork over $750M to close the book on years of tax litigation in Israel

Fierce Pharma

< | The deal with the Israel Tax Authority wraps up pending litigation over taxes payable from 2008 to 2020. With an agreement to make payments totaling $750 million over the next five years, Teva can wipe its slate clean of litigation from Israeli regulators that concerns over a decade's worth of taxes.<

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Thinking About Trimming Your Marketing Budget? Read This First.

Healthcare Success

Johnson & Johnson (2008 Recession) 4.3% revenue increase in 2008, and a 26.5% CVS Health (2008 Recession) 14.6% revenue increase in 2008, and a 21.8% These decisions also helped improve consumer trust and brand loyalty. net income boost post-recession. boost in net earnings.

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Our healthcare has failed us

World of DTC Marketing

The adult obesity rate passed 40 percent nationally for the first time according to the 2017–2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), a 26 percent jump from 2007–2008.

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Episode 9 – Part Two – Telemedicine, Covid-19 and the Future of Medical Devices

Medical Device Success

They have contact info, pipeline info and more in a database they’ve maintained since 2008. They have contact info, pipeline info and more in a database they’ve maintained since 2008. If you have a need for biotech, pharma, device or any life science company data, check out BioPharmGuy. Here is the LINK to this terrific resource.

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PhRMA lies to protect pharma profits

World of DTC Marketing

The bill does not affect the list prices companies charge for new drugs, which increased from a median price of $2,115 in 2008 to a staggering $180,007 in 2021, according to recent research. . ($49 billion), and Bristol Myers Squibb ($46 billion). Of course, the drug industry warns that any price negotiation will kill innovation.

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