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Cigna’s Obamacare Exit Puts 369,000 Members on the Clock for 2027 Coverage

Cigna’s Obamacare Exit Puts 369,000 Members on the Clock for 2027 Coverage

Cigna Group plans to exit the Affordable Care Act individual insurance market after 2026, which means around 369,000 members in 11 states will need to find new coverage for 2027. That’s another blow for a marketplace already grappling with cost pressures. The ACA marketplaces—commonly known as Obamacare—offer policies for people who purchase insurance independently instead of getting it through work.
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Eli Lilly stock price falls over 2% as Medicare puts Trulicity on 2028 price-talk list

Eli Lilly stock price falls over 2% as Medicare puts Trulicity on 2028 price-talk list

Eli Lilly and Company shares ended Tuesday down $24.22, or roughly 2.3%, at $1,039.51. In after-hours trading, the stock edged up about 0.3% to $1,042.50. The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced it selected Lilly’s Trulicity, a type 2 diabetes drug, along with 14 other medicines for 2028 price negotiations. This marks the first time the list includes some therapies covered under Medicare Part B. Last year, the agency projected that negotiated prices for the 15 drugs chosen for 2027 would cut annual spending by 36%, roughly $8.5 billion, compared to recent costs.
GSK stock in focus as EU expands Arexvy RSV vaccine approval to all adults 18+

GSK stock in focus as EU expands Arexvy RSV vaccine approval to all adults 18+

GSK announced that the European Commission has greenlit its RSV vaccine Arexvy for adults 18 and older, expanding eligibility beyond those 60-plus and high-risk individuals aged 50 to 59. “This approval helps protect all adults aged 18 and older in Europe against RSV,” said Sanjay Gurunathan, GSK’s head of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases R&D. The approval applies across EU member states and countries in the European Economic Area. GSK pointed to an average of 158,000 RSV-related adult hospitalisations annually within the EU.
Novo Nordisk (NVO) stock rises premarket as Canada platform touts India-sourced Ozempic

Novo Nordisk (NVO) stock rises premarket as Canada platform touts India-sourced Ozempic

Novo Nordisk’s U.S.-listed shares gained 1.4% to $57.34 in premarket trading on Friday after the company rejected claims involving SaveRxCanada.to, a Canadian online pharmacy platform that says it offers India-sourced Ozempic to U.S. patients. SaveRxCanada.to said the pens start at about $280 each, compared with typical U.S. retail prices of $900 to $1,100. A Novo spokesperson said: “We have no customer or partner relationship with this company/platform, and Ozempic from India has not been provided to them.”
Merck stock slips after Cidara tender offer; $9 billion R&D hit and HPV schedule shift in focus

Merck stock slips after Cidara tender offer; $9 billion R&D hit and HPV schedule shift in focus

Merck & Co shares were down about 0.3% at $108.59 in afternoon trade on Wednesday after the drugmaker said it had completed its cash tender offer for Cidara Therapeutics and expected to finish the acquisition through a merger later in the day. The company said the deal will be treated as an asset acquisition, lifting 2026 research and development expense by about $9.0 billion and cutting earnings per share by roughly 30 cents in the first 12 months. “The acquisition of Cidara strengthens and complements our expanding respiratory portfolio,” Chief Executive Robert M. Davis said. Merck.com
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