The U.S. government’s deficit widened to $120 billion in July 2019, fueled by increases in spending on health care and the military, according to data released by the Treasury Department.

The United States pays more per capita for prescription drugs than any other country in the world, which is a huge concern for patients and insurance providers.

A Canadian advisory council studying prescription drug coverage said the federal government should create a universal, single-payer public pharmacare system, and warned that the current framework requires significant reforms.

FCB Health Network held its annual Innovation Week from May 7-9, 2019. Here’s a topline summary for anyone who missed the event.

The IQVIA Institute for Human Data Science is releasing the 2019 “Global Oncology Trends” report simultaneously with the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Meeting.

W2O announced a partnership with New Mountain Capital to accelerate continued growth and scale of the company to meet the evolving needs of its clients to most effectively and efficiently communicate with and influence their key stakeholders in an increasingly digital and mobile world.

Tap Native, the Web’s leading health focused native ad platform and traffic exchange, announced the release of its Priority Targeting system allowing healthcare marketers to display native and content style advertising contextually within condition specific content and websites as well as to specific genders.

Prevea Health and DocASAP will discuss how to create an access optimization strategy to drive measurable results for health systems and physician groups across the U.S.

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Outcome Health, a healthcare innovation company focused on making the point of care experience more meaningful for patients and physicians, announced a new content strategy across its nationwide platform.