CVS, government urge federal judge to bless settlement pact

Dive Brief: The government, CVS and interested parties including the American Medical Association, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Consumer Action and U.S. PIRG filed briefs Friday seeking to sway a federal judge’s thinking on whether the government’s proposed settlement of CVS’ acquisition of Aetna is in the public interest. Judge Richard Leon of the U.S. District… Read More: CVS, government urge federal judge to bless settlement pact »

Will outer space sperm banks make male astronauts irrelevant?

In the beginning, there was Adam and Eve. In the new beginning, it may just be astronaut sperm and Eve. Spanish scientists have recently proven that frozen human sperm is viable in zero-gravity environments — as in outer space — creating the possibility of a cosmic sperm bank. The researchers presented their findings at the… Read More: Will outer space sperm banks make male astronauts irrelevant? »

Obama Alums Tell Health Insurance Lobby “Medicare For All” Won’t Happen – MAPLight.org

This story was produced in conjunction with Tarbell.org, a Philadelphia-based investigative news site. A decade after the nation’s biggest health insurance lobby spent more than $ 100 million on a campaign to defeat President Barack Obama’s signature health care reform law, Obama’s former top strategist told the organization’s executives that “Medicare for All” likely won’t… Read More: Obama Alums Tell Health Insurance Lobby “Medicare For All” Won’t… »