Episode 69: Our Take, September 9, 2019

Episode Summary

In today’s Our Take read-in, here’s the lead: “A judge ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $572 million to Oklahoma for creating a ‘public nuisance.’ The state had sought $17.5 billion in a lawsuit against J&J, contending that the company had engaged in misleading marketing and contributed to the opioid epidemic that has claimed the lives of more than 6,000 Oklahomans. J&J plans to appeal, and the company’s shares rose in after-hours trading on the day of the ruling, suggesting that investors believed the outcome could have been much worse.”

Episode Notes

In today’s Our Take read-in, here’s the lead: “A judge ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $572 million to Oklahoma for creating a ‘public nuisance.’ The state had sought $17.5 billion in a lawsuit against J&J, contending that the company had engaged in misleading marketing and contributed to the opioid epidemic that has claimed the lives of more than 6,000 Oklahomans. J&J plans to appeal, and the company’s shares rose in after-hours trading on the day of the ruling, suggesting that investors believed the outcome could have been much worse.” To sign up for the weekly email brief, click here.

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• Capital Rx, a startup pharmacy benefit manager, launches its Clearinghouse Model.
• A federal judge officially approves the merger between CVS Health and Aetna.
• Michigan-based insurers Priority Health and Total Health Care will merge.
• Amgen will buy Celgene’s Otezla (apremilast), a psoriasis drug, for $13.4 billion.
• CMS rejects Idaho’s request for a waiver for Medicaid expansion.
• Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota announcea 5-year, value-based agreement with Minnesota Oncology.

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