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08.01.26 - 23:18
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Presse: US-Pharmakonzern Merck vor Milliardenkauf von Revolution Medicines (Cash)
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- Der US-Pharmakonzern Merck & Co will einem Zeitungsbericht zufolge den Krebsmittelspezialisten Revolution Medicines übernehmen. Als Kaufpreis seien 28 bis 32 Milliarden US-Dollar im Gespräch gewesen, berichtete die «Financial Times» («FT») am Donnerstagabend unter Berufung auf mit der Sache vertraute Personen. Eine Einigung könnte aber noch Wochen dauern, hiess es weiter. Auch andere grosse Pharmakonzerne hätten ein Auge auf Revolution geworfen. Den Angaben zufolge forscht Revolution Medicines an Mitteln gegen Bauchspeicheldrüsenkrebs, eine der tödlichsten Krebsformen. Die Aktien von Revolution gewannen im regulären US-Handel 4,6 Prozent und zogen nachbörslich um weitere 15 Prozent an. Merck-Papiere legten zum Handelsschluss in New York um 2,2 Prozent zu./men...
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07.01.26 - 18:54
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Spot The Odd One Out: Life Expectancy Vs Healthcare Spending (ZeroHedge)
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Spot The Odd One Out: Life Expectancy Vs Healthcare Spending
As Warren Buffett popularized: “Price is what you pay, value is what you get”.
As Visual Capitalist's Jeff Desjardins details below, just because someone pays the most, doesn't mean that they extract the biggest payoff from a product or service.
Today's visual from Our World in Data that compares life expectancy with healthcare spending per capita hints at exactly this paradox.
The Data on Life Expectancy vs. Healthcare Spending
Below is the data for 51 countries for the year 2023:
Rank
Country
Life expectancy (2023)
Health expenditure per capita (2023)
1
?? Japan
84.71
$4,806
2
?? South Korea
84.33
$4,055
3
?? Switzerland
83.95
$7,930
4
?? Australia
83.92
$5,778
5
?? Italy
83.72
$4,046
6
?? Spain
83.67
$3,901
7
?? France
83.33
$6,036
8
?? Norway
83.31
$7,424
9
?? Malta
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07.01.26 - 17:30
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Somali UN Ambassador Linked To Ohio Health Care Company Sanctioned For Medicaid Fraud, HHS Says (ZeroHedge)
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Somali UN Ambassador Linked To Ohio Health Care Company Sanctioned For Medicaid Fraud, HHS Says
Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times,
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has confirmed that Abukar Dahir Osman, Somalia's permanent representative to the United Nations and the current president of the U.N. Security Council, is associated with an Ohio-based home health care company that the federal government previously took action against following a Medicaid fraud conviction.
“I can confirm public speculation that Ambassador Abukar Dahir Osman, Permanent Representative of Somalia to the UN and President of the Security Council, is in fact associated with Progressive Health Care Services, a home health agency in Cincinnati,” HHS Deputy Secretary Jim O'Neill said in a Jan. 5 post on X.
“HHS has previously taken action against Progressive in response to a conviction for Medicaid fraud. More to come.”
O'Neill and HHS did not immediately provide details about the n...
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