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April 6, 2026 Jason Barry 0 min read
  1. Trump to levy 100% tariffs on drugmakers that haven’t cut deals.
  2. FDA approves Eli Lilly’s Foundayo oral GLP-1 weight-loss pill. 
  3. FDA offers guidance on compounded GLP-1 drugs.
  4. Anthropic acquires medical AI startup Coefficient Bio for $400M+.
  5. Marathon Health names new CEO as employer healthcare hits inflection point.
  6. Rise in payor denials cuts revenue for healthcare providers. 
  7. Payors release denial rates for prior authorizations. 
  8. Trump’s 2027 budget request cuts HHS spending by 12%. 
  9. Healthcare employment jumps in March to 76k jobs. 
  10. Doc gets prison for giving patients CPAP machines his kids “fixed.”
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