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<p>Hello,</p><p>This morning, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jj-single-dose-covid-19-vaccine-full-study-results-2021-2">the FDA released new data on Johnson &amp; Johnson's vaccine that found it's safe and effective</a>. We'll hear more about J&amp;J's <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="coronavirus">coronavirus</keyword> vaccine on Friday when it goes in front of an FDA expert panel for review ahead of an emergency authorization. </p><p>Also in <keyword id="6354525" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="healthcare">healthcare</keyword> news: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/new-data-calls-into-question-delaying-2nd-coronavirus-vaccine-dose-2021-2">Data from Scotland's vaccine rollout suggest delaying second coronavirus vaccine doses could be risky</a>, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/14-health-systems-truveta-health-data-without-big-tech-2021-2">health systems are building their own health-tech startup</a>, and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/modern-health-messy-cofounder-breakup-2021-2">inside the fallout between Modern Health's cofounders</a>. </p><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/new-data-calls-into-question-delaying-2nd-coronavirus-vaccine-dose-2021-2"></a></h3><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/new-data-calls-into-question-delaying-2nd-coronavirus-vaccine-dose-2021-2">Scotland's vaccine rollout suggests delaying the 2nd COVID-19 shot is a bad idea</a></h3><ul><li>The UK strategy to delay the second coronavirus vaccine dose for up to 12 weeks carries real risk.</li><li>Early data from Scotland showed protection against hospitalization peaking after five weeks.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/new-data-calls-into-question-delaying-2nd-coronavirus-vaccine-dose-2021-2">Vaccine developers and public-health experts told Insider it's a mistake to delay second doses.</a></li></ul><p><strong><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/new-data-calls-into-question-delaying-2nd-coronavirus-vaccine-dose-2021-2">Read the full story from Andrew Dunn here&gt;&gt;</a></strong></p><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/14-health-systems-truveta-health-data-without-big-tech-2021-2"><div type="image" title="Terry Myerson Microsoft Truveta" height="2523" width="3364" msid="81193267" hostid="261"></div></a></h3><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/14-health-systems-truveta-health-data-without-big-tech-2021-2">546 hospitals are joining forces to build a new kind of data startup that doesn't just rely on big tech</a></h3><ul><li>Fourteen health systems are building their own health-tech startup.</li><li>They'll use big tech for some things, but also build special software to sift through provider data.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/14-health-systems-truveta-health-data-without-big-tech-2021-2">Truveta's leaders told Insider there are certain healthcare skills big tech has yet to master.</a></li></ul><p><strong><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/14-health-systems-truveta-health-data-without-big-tech-2021-2">Read the full story from Blake Dodge here&gt;&gt;</a></strong></p><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/modern-health-messy-cofounder-breakup-2021-2"><div type="image" title="modern health cofounder breakup 4x3" height="1875" width="2500" msid="81193268" hostid="261"></div></a></p><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/modern-health-messy-cofounder-breakup-2021-2">They launched a $1 billion startup together. Then they broke up. How the relationship between Modern Health's cofounders died.</a></h3><ul><li><keyword id="10821799" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="modern-health">Modern Health</keyword> CEO Alyson Watson runs one of today's hottest startups.</li><li>Meanwhile, the cofounder she fired is suing her, their company, and its main investor.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/modern-health-messy-cofounder-breakup-2021-2">Founder breakups are common among successful companies. Here's how good relationships turn bad.</a></li></ul><p><strong><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/modern-health-messy-cofounder-breakup-2021-2">Read the full investigation from Melia Russell here&gt;&gt;</a></strong></p><p><strong>More stories we're reading:</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/babylon-health-hires-us-coo-cto-cbo-expansion-push-2021-2">Saudi-backed $2 billion healthcare startup Babylon Health has hired ex-Amazon and Google execs for a major US push</a> (Insider)</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/23/nyregion/new-jersey-lucia-declerck-covid.html">Feel-good story of the week: This 105-year-old beat COVID-19 and credits gin-soaked raisins</a> (The New York Times)</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ice-walks-back-covid-vaccine-claim-deflects-responsibility-2021-2">After an Insider investigation, ICE reverses its claim that it asked states to vaccinate detained immigrants</a> (Insider)</li><li><a href="https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2021-02-23/california-homegrown-coronavirus-strain-looks-increasingly-transmissible-and-dangerous">The coronavirus strain first spotted in California appears to be more transmissible and dangerous</a> (LA Times)</li></ul><p>- Lydia</p>

New data suggests delaying 2nd vaccine doses could be risky

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Adderall supply issues, which began in October 2022, are making the medication more expensive. </li><li>The Biden Administration said it's focused on strengthening manufacturing supply chains for Adderall.</li></ul><p>It's been 18 months since<strong> </strong>the US Food and Drug Administration announced an <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/guides/health/mental-health/what-does-adderall-do">Adderall</a> shortage. Since then, many Americans have <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-adderall-targeted-advertising-opioid-crisis-cerebral-purdue-pharma-2023-7">struggled to access</a> their necessary medications due to supply and cost issues.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.axios.com/2022/11/15/adderall-shortage-adhd-diagnosis-prescriptions">Forty-one million Americans</a> were prescribed Adderall in 2021 to manage attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, narcolepsy, and other conditions. The shortage and increased costs could impact who many Americans vote for in the upcoming presidential election.</p><p>Fifty-five percent of US adults said they worry about being able to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/healthcare-costs-lead-financial-worries-voting-presidential-election-biden-trump-2024-2">afford prescription drug costs</a>, according to a survey of 1,309 people performed between January and February by <a target="_blank" href="https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/poll-finding/kff-health-tracking-poll-february-2024-voters-on-two-key-health-care-issues-affordability-and-aca/?utm_campaign=KFF-Health-Costs&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsmi=295044909&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9YLOFwxmJDu2FSq9a51XObKPML65p1r_Vs9lj2U4rDKgFXp6WQp3xgw1uueVFNks2eKg2Mp8H9paxMfHabwU7aOIPi3Q&amp;utm_content=295044909&amp;utm_source=hs_email">KFF</a> (formerly known as Kaiser Family Foundation).</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/04/02/hhs-releases-white-paper-focused-preventing-drug-shortages.html">In light of the shortage</a>, the Biden administration told Business Insider it is focused on strengthening manufacturing supply chains for Adderall and similar drugs, but did not give specifics as to how to accomplish these goals.</p><h2><strong>White House is working to strengthen pharmaceutical supply chains</strong></h2><p>The FDA and Drug Enforcement Administration called on manufacturers to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.fda.gov/media/170736/download?attachment">increase the production</a> of ADHD medications in order to meet the quota in a letter published in August 2023.</p><p>Because of Adderall's high potential for abuse, the DEA enacts quotas on how much can be produced in the US at one time — but many manufacturers have been producing under quota, contributing to the shortage and higher prices.</p><p>"This work to strengthen pharmaceutical supply chains is a continuation of the work that began on day 1 of President Biden's Administration to ensure Americans can access the medicine they need when they need it," The White House said in a statement to BI.</p><p>The Biden administration is also <a target="_blank" href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/11/27/fact-sheet-president-biden-announces-new-actions-to-strengthen-americas-supply-chains-lower-costs-for-families-and-secure-key-sectors/">working with</a> the Department of Health and Human Services on medical manufacturing policy to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/04/02/hhs-releases-white-paper-focused-preventing-drug-shortages.html">prevent future shortages</a>, and has enhanced some pharmaceutical production under the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/11/27/biden-harris-administration-announces-actions-bolster-medical-supply-chain.html#:~:text=President%20Biden%20will%20issue%20a,President%20as%20essential%20to%20the">Defense Production Act</a>.</p><p>This comes as healthcare access is a leading part of <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/bidens-state-of-the-union-abortion-access-prescription-drug-cost-2024-3">President Joe Biden's reelection campaign</a>. The administration has taken steps to negotiate lower prices with major pharmaceutical companies, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/insulin-price-cap-costs-diabetes-supplies-pump-monitor-tiktok-2024-2">make insulin more affordable</a>, and expand <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/healthcare-for-veterans-expands-toxins-harzards-pact-act-va-2024-2">healthcare for veterans</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/boomers-medicare-part-d-prescription-drug-costs-biden-inflation-reduction-2024-2">Medicare</a> and Medicaid recipients. However, Adderall is not currently on Biden's <a target="_blank" href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/08/29/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-announces-first-ten-drugs-selected-for-medicare-price-negotiation/">list of drug price negotiations</a>.</p><h2>FDA says current Adderall supply does not meet demand</h2><p>In October 2022, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-safety-and-availability/fda-announces-shortage-adderall">the FDA posted</a> that amphetamine mixed salts — which are commonly referred to as the brand-name Adderall — did not have "sufficient supply to continue to meet US market demand."</p><p>Demand for ADHD medications has also spiked since the beginning of the pandemic, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/30/health/adhd-stimulant-prescriptions-increasing/index.html">per CNN</a>, with women and people in their 20s and 30s receiving the highest increase in prescriptions.</p><p>Meanwhile, with limited amounts of Adderall available, pharmacy prices are increasing.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2023/12/21/adhd-drug-prices-increase-nationwide-shortage/71746194007/">USA Today reported</a> in December 2023 that retail community pharmacies are struggling to stock the medication. The <a target="_blank" href="https://data.medicaid.gov/dataset/99315a95-37ac-4eee-946a-3c523b4c481e">cost of Adderall</a> to pharmacies has doubled, and in some cases tripled, since the shortage began — outpacing inflation.</p><p>USA Today reported that pharmacies are then charging consumers higher prices for the prescription. Some people must<strong> </strong>switch to alternative stimulants, which may or may not be covered by insurance, or choose to forgo their prescription altogether.</p><p>The DEA recently announced a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/10/03/2023-22059/adjustment-to-the-aggregate-production-quota-for-methylphenidate-for-sale-for-2023">quota increase</a> for the ADHD medication methylphenidate, and the FDA approved the use of several <a target="_blank" href="https://www.fda.gov/media/176440/download?attachment#:~:text=In%202023%2C%20FDA%20approved%20multiple,disorder%20(BED)%20in%20adults.">generic forms of Adderall</a> in hopes of increasing the overall availability of medication.</p><h2>Some Americans with ADHD aren't getting the medication they need</h2><p>A study released on April 2 by <a target="_blank" href="https://www.truveta.com/blog/research/research-insights/adderall-shortage/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosvitals&amp;stream=top">Truveta, a health data platform</a>, shows that 1 in 10 Americans who take Adderall have been impacted by the shortage.</p><p>The study calculated the monthly rate of prescription fills for 336,355 people taking prescription stimulants between 2018 and 2023. The groups were split into categories of people over 18 and under 18.</p><p>The prescription fill rate for ADHD medications fell from 44.5% in December 2022 to 40.7% in February 2023, the study found. Refill rates were also 11.4% lower in the first five months of 2023 compared to the first five months of 2022.</p><p>Individuals with ADHD <a target="_blank" href="https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/health/2023/12/15/adderall-shortage-impacting-adhd-sufferers-nationwide/71935442007/">told USA Today</a> that the continued scarcity and high costs of Adderall and related medications have caused them to skip prescription refills or ration doses.</p><p>"If the insurance dictates where you get your pills, and that pharmacy doesn't have the pills or that pharmacy chain in your area doesn't have those pills, you're out of luck," Dr. David Goodman, an assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences also at Johns Hopkins University, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/no-end-sight-national-adhd-drug-shortage-2024a10004me?form=fpf">told Medscape Medical News</a>.</p><p>Like opioids, Adderall use can also <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/guides/health/treatments/adderall-side-effects">lead to addiction</a>, and the federal government is taking steps to make it more difficult to obtain the drug <a target="_blank" href="https://www.axios.com/2023/02/25/biden-ban-telehealth-prescriptions-controlled-drugs-narcotics">without an in-person doctor's visit</a>. The proposed legislation isn't contributing to the shortage, but it could <a target="_blank" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/03/14/adderall-shortage-telehealth-prescriptions/">limit access</a> for people who rely on telehealth for prescriptions if enacted.</p><p>Government agencies do not manufacture medications, nor can they require that manufacturers produce or distribute more Adderall. Still, the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.fda.gov/media/170736/download?attachment">FDA and DEA said</a> they continue to work with manufacturers to resolve current supply issues and prevent shortages going forward. It's not yet clear when the shortage will be resolved.</p><p><em>Have you been impacted by the Adderall shortage or high prescription drug costs? Are you open to sharing your story? Reach out to this reporter at </em><a target="_blank" href="mailto:allisonkelly@insider.com"><em>allisonkelly@businessinsider.com</em></a><em>.</em></p>

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<p>Hello,</p><p>Welcome to <keyword id="11421931" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="insider-healthcare">Insider Healthcare</keyword>. I'm Lydia Ramsey Pflanzer, and today in <keyword id="6354525" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="healthcare">healthcare</keyword> news:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-tapping-kevin-lynch-for-autonomous-car-project-2021-7">We got the scoop on a key Apple Health exec's new project</a>;</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/more-kids-hospitalized-covid-masks-vaccines-protect-children-2021-7">What experts think we should do about the rise in COVID-19 cases in kids</a>;</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/analysis-upstart-insurers-alignment-bright-and-clover-are-employing-doctors-2021-7"></a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/fauci-vaccinated-people-less-likely-to-spread-covid-2021-7">Dr. Anthony Fauci said it would be "reasonable" to assume vaccinated people who contract COVID-19 are less likely to spread it</a>.</li></ul><p>If you're new to this newsletter, <a href="http://newsletter.businessinsider.com/join/4np/newsletter.businessinsider.com/join/4np/insider-healthcare">sign up here.</a> Comments, tips? Email me at <a href="mailto:lramsey@insider.com">lramsey@insider.com</a> or tweet <a href="https://twitter.com/lydiaramsey125">@lydiaramsey125</a>. Let's get to it...</p><p><strong>Don't forget:</strong> <keyword id="1590971" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Newsletters">Newsletters</keyword> are now coming from our new domain, @<a href="http://insider.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">insider.com</a>. Be sure to add <a href="mailto:newsletter@insider.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">newsletter@insider.com</a> to your address book.</p><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-tapping-kevin-lynch-for-autonomous-car-project-2021-7"></a></h3><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-tapping-kevin-lynch-for-autonomous-car-project-2021-7">Scoop: Apple taps watch mastermind Kevin Lynch to work on self-driving cars</a></h3><ul><li>Apple's Kevin Lynch, a VP of technology, has been tapped to help lead its work on cars.</li><li>Apple is reportedly revamping its self-driving-car project, and parts of its health division are in flux.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-tapping-kevin-lynch-for-autonomous-car-project-2021-7">Lynch, an architect of the Apple Watch, has shaped the giant's strategy on health and wearables.</a></li></ul><p><strong><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-tapping-kevin-lynch-for-autonomous-car-project-2021-7">Get the full scoop here&gt;&gt;</a></strong></p><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/more-kids-hospitalized-covid-masks-vaccines-protect-children-2021-7"><div type="image" title="10 month old in medics arms, being carried out of ambulance" height="1185" width="1580" msid="84552677" hostid="261"></div></a></h3><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/more-kids-hospitalized-covid-masks-vaccines-protect-children-2021-7">More kids are being hospitalized with COVID. Experts say we need to vaccinate more people, and use masks in schools.</a></h3><ul><li>There's been a slight rise in children being hospitalized with COVID in several US states.</li><li>Doctors are worried more kids could develop life-threatening complications in the weeks ahead.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/more-kids-hospitalized-covid-masks-vaccines-protect-children-2021-7">More vaccinated adults, and more masks for the unvaccinated, would both help.</a></li></ul><p><strong><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/more-kids-hospitalized-covid-masks-vaccines-protect-children-2021-7">Find out more&gt;&gt;</a></strong></p><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/fauci-vaccinated-people-less-likely-to-spread-covid-2021-7"><div type="image" title="Fauci" height="1333" width="1778" msid="84552678" hostid="261"></div>Fauci: Vaccinated people who contract COVID-19 are far less likely to spread the virus than unvaccinated people</a></h3><ul><li>Dr. Anthony Fauci said it would be "reasonable" to assume vaccinated people are less likely to spread COVID-19.</li><li>Vaccinated people who get COVID-19 typically have less virus in their nasal passages.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/fauci-vaccinated-people-less-likely-to-spread-covid-2021-7">That would suggest that breakthrough infections are less contagious than infections in unvaccinated people.</a></li></ul><p><strong><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/fauci-vaccinated-people-less-likely-to-spread-covid-2021-7">Read on&gt;&gt;</a></strong></p><p><strong>More stories we're reading:</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jj-recalls-spray-sunscreens-after-tests-found-cancer-causing-chemical-2021-7">J&amp;J recalls spray sunscreens after testing found traces of cancer-causing chemical</a> (Insider)</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/14/health/cleveland-clinic-aduhelm.html">Health systems including the Cleveland Clinic won't administer a controversial new Alzheimer's drug</a> (The New York Times) </li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/human-genome-overlaps-neanderthals-ancestors-2021-7">At most, just 7% of the human genome is unique to our species. We share most genes with Neanderthals, Denisovans, and other ancestors.</a> (Insider)</li><li><a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2021/seattle-startup-truveta-raises-95m-ambitious-vision-aggregate-data-across-healthcare-systems/">Truveta, a health data startup created by 14 health systems raised $95 million</a> (GeekWire)</li></ul><p>- Lydia</p>

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<p>Hello,</p><p>It's snowy again here in Denver, just in time for the East Coast to get a break. My dog is loving it, and I wish I was tech-savvy enough to include videos in emails. You'll have to just imagine a 70-pound pup bounding through a foot of snow. </p><p>This week, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jj-covid-19-vaccine-efficacy-shown-chart-2021-2">we've gotten promising news about vaccines</a> and taken a closer look at <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/modern-health-messy-cofounder-breakup-2021-2">when founder relationships fall apart </a>and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/comcast-ventures-kingmaker-of-healthcare-startups-fell-apart-2021-2">one-time kingmakers' futures become more uncertain</a>. We also took stock of <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/future-telemedicine-maven-ginger-prescriptions-delivery-pharmacy-challengers-2021-2">what's coming next for virtual-care providers</a> and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/gene-therapy-companies-that-could-be-at-the-center-of-biotech-ma-2021-2">gene therapy companies</a>. </p><p><strong><em>Are you new to this newsletter? <a href="http://newsletter.businessinsider.com/join/4np/newsletter.businessinsider.com/join/4np/insider-healthcare">Subscribe here for daily updates from the healthcare team at Insider</a>. </em></strong></p><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jj-covid-19-vaccine-efficacy-shown-chart-2021-2"></a></p><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jj-covid-19-vaccine-efficacy-shown-chart-2021-2">We're on the brink of another vaccine authorization</a></h3><p>There's a lot of <keyword id="24209" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="vaccine">vaccine</keyword> news to be optimistic about this week. </p><p>As <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/author/aylin-woodward">Aylin Woodward</a> reported, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/vaccines-reduce-coronavirus-transmission-early-research-2021-2">the more data we get, the more it seems vaccinated people aren't spreading the coronavirus</a>. That's been a big unanswered question, since clinical trials have focused on whether vaccines prevent people from getting sick with COVID-19 rather than whether they're transmitting it. </p><p>There's also more data in the debate over delaying second vaccine doses, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/new-data-calls-into-question-delaying-2nd-coronavirus-vaccine-dose-2021-2">Andrew Dunn</a> reports.</p><p>He spoke with <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/new-data-calls-into-question-delaying-2nd-coronavirus-vaccine-dose-2021-2">experts this week about data out of Scotland's vaccine rollout showing that protection starts to drop after five weeks of receiving the first dose.</a> That suggests delaying second doses is a bad idea.</p><p>"I think delaying the second dose for a considerable period of time is a mistake," Dr. Paul Offit, the director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/new-data-calls-into-question-delaying-2nd-coronavirus-vaccine-dose-2021-2">told Andrew</a>.</p><p>Meanwhile, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/moderna-nih-test-booster-shots-covid-19-variants-2021-2">Moderna</a> and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/pfizer-testing-3rd-booster-shot-for-covid-19-vaccine-variants-2021-2">Pfizer</a> are both gearing up to test booster shots to combat variants.</p><p>Finally, we're preparing for another vaccine authorization in the US as <keyword id="92247" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Johnson-Johnson">Johnson &amp; Johnson</keyword>'s one-dose shot goes up for review. </p><p>A Food and Drug Administration <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/watch-fda-panel-reviews-one-dose-coronavirus-vaccine-2021-2">expert panel is meeting today to hash out the evidence on the safety and effectiveness of the shot.</a> </p><p>If authorized, the US would have three vaccines at its disposal, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/johnson-coronavirus-shot-speed-up-us-vaccine-timeline-2021-2">speeding up the time it might take to get the country vaccinated</a>, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/author/aria-bendix">Aria Bendix</a> reports. </p><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/author/hilary-brueck">Hilary Brueck</a> has a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-vaccines-compared-pfizer-moderna-johnson-and-johnson-2021-1">closer look at how the three shots - Moderna's, Pfizer/BioNTech's, and J&amp;J's - compare</a>. </p><p>Want a closer look at the evidence presented for J&amp;J's <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="coronavirus">coronavirus</keyword> vaccine? Andrew <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jj-single-dose-covid-19-vaccine-full-study-results-2021-2">took a deep dive into FDA documents released Wednesday</a>.</p><p>Of note, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jj-covid-19-vaccine-efficacy-shown-chart-2021-2">here's</a> a chart of how well the vaccine works. </p><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jj-covid-19-vaccine-efficacy-shown-chart-2021-2">Read the full story here&gt;&gt;</a></h3><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jj-covid-19-vaccine-efficacy-shown-chart-2021-2">One simple chart shows how well J&amp;J's single-dose coronavirus vaccine works, with protection starting after 2 weeks</a></h3><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/comcast-ventures-kingmaker-of-healthcare-startups-fell-apart-2021-2"><div type="image" title="comcast building" height="3333" width="4445" msid="81233294" hostid="261"></div></a></h3><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/comcast-ventures-kingmaker-of-healthcare-startups-fell-apart-2021-2">When things fall apart</a></h3><p>This week, our colleague <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/author/melia-russell">Melia Russell</a> published an important look at what happened between mental health startup Modern Health's cofounders. </p><p>It's a look at what happens when founder relationships go south, but also the pressure that can face young companies looking to strike big deals in <keyword id="6354525" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="healthcare">healthcare</keyword>. </p><p><strong><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/modern-health-messy-cofounder-breakup-2021-2">You can read the full investigation here&gt;&gt;</a></strong></p><p>In the vein of when things start to unravel, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/author/megan-hernbroth">Megan Hernbroth</a> has the story of one-time healthcare benefits kingmaker <keyword id="2378134" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Comcast-Ventures">Comcast Ventures</keyword>.</p><p>Its future in healthcare is uncertain, she learned. </p><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/comcast-ventures-kingmaker-of-healthcare-startups-fell-apart-2021-2">Read the full story here&gt;&gt;</a></h3><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/comcast-ventures-kingmaker-of-healthcare-startups-fell-apart-2021-2">Comcast Ventures became an unlikely benefits-startup kingmaker with a prescient bet on Accolade. Now, the fund's healthcare future is uncertain after investing-team members exited.</a></h3><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/the-top-8-vcs-backing-health-startups-that-want-to-end-fee-for-service-2021-2"><div type="image" title="Oscar Health CEO Mario Schlosser" height="2786" width="3715" msid="81233297" hostid="261"></div></a></h3><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/the-top-8-vcs-backing-health-startups-that-want-to-end-fee-for-service-2021-2">Money is pouring into upstarts trying to change the way healthcare is paid for</a></h3><p>It's a good time to be a company looking to change how healthcare is paid for. </p><p>In 2020, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/the-top-8-vcs-backing-health-startups-that-want-to-end-fee-for-service-2021-2">investors poured $3.6 billion into companies focused on new ways to pay for care</a> - both insurers and providers.</p><p>Included among the funding total - <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/devoted-health-raised-380-million-in-2020-2021-2">a fresh $380 million Devoted Health quietly raised</a>, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/author/blake-dodge">Blake Dodge</a> and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/author/shelby-livingston">Shelby Livingston</a> report. </p><p>Also included is Oscar Health, which is set to go public. In an update to its IPO filing, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/oscar-health-ipo-key-takeaways-form-its-s-1-2021-2">the company said it's looking to raise roughly $1 billion at a valuation of $8.2 billion. </a></p><p>But it's not all smooth sailing. Dr. Atul Gawande, the one-time CEO of now-shuttered Haven, spoke candidly about his experience in a February interview with the UCSF School of Medicine. </p><p>In it, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/atul-gawande-spells-out-havens-problems-in-first-detailed-interview-2021-2">he offered the most detailed remarks to date on why Amazon's health venture with JPMorgan and Berkshire Hathaway fell apart.</a> A system of employer-funded healthcare here in the US is at the center of it. </p><p>Blake took a look at the biggest backers involved in the record funding year for so-called "value-based care" startups. </p><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/the-top-8-vcs-backing-health-startups-that-want-to-end-fee-for-service-2021-2">Read the full story here&gt;&gt;</a></h3><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/the-top-8-vcs-backing-health-startups-that-want-to-end-fee-for-service-2021-2">Startups trying to change the way healthcare is paid for pulled in a record $3.6 billion in 2020. Meet the top 8 VC firms that placed the most bets.</a></h3><h3>What's coming next</h3><p>I'll leave you with a few notable trends our team picked up on this week. </p><ul><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/author/allison-deangelis">Allison DeAngelis</a> has been keeping tabs on the safety issues plaguing gene therapy companies. She spoke with analysts about how biotechs might need M&amp;A to get out of those issues. <strong><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/gene-therapy-companies-that-could-be-at-the-center-of-biotech-ma-2021-2">Here are the 8 companies analysts are watching.</a></strong></li><li>While <a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payer/cigna-s-evernorth-to-acquire-telehealth-company-mdlive">Cigna's buying MDLIVE</a>, other virtual care companies like Maven and Ginger are striking up their own deals to provide prescriptions. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/future-telemedicine-maven-ginger-prescriptions-delivery-pharmacy-challengers-2021-2"><strong>Megan explains why that could be the future of telemedicine. </strong></a></li><li>Blake spoke with the team behind Truveta, a startup created by 14 health systems.<strong> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/14-health-systems-truveta-health-data-without-big-tech-2021-2">The group wants to build a data startup that doesn't just rely on big tech.</a></strong> </li></ul><p>Thoughts? Tips? Reach me at <a href="mailto:lramsey@businessinsider.com">lramsey@businessinsider.com,</a> and you can reach the whole healthcare team at <a href="mailto:healthcare@businessinsider.com">healthcare@businessinsider.com</a>. </p><p>- Lydia</p>

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