Healthcare

Inflation & Prices

Labor Department Reports Inflation at 4.2% in May, and Energy’s Not the Only Problem

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Labor-intensive services such as gardening, home healthcare and day care and preschool were all significant drivers of inflation.

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Advisor Upside

Inflation Isn’t Retiring Anytime Soon. Your Clients Should Be

Retirement planning is much more dynamic than a decade ago, and financial advisors are rewriting the playbook.

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Healthcare

Lilly Follows Upbeat Trials for Cholesterol Shot with $4B M&A Spree

The highest dose of a single injection reduced cholesterol levels by 62% in patients, according to Eli Lilly’s recently published study.

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Healthcare

Hantavirus Trade Stalls as Officials Say Risk to Public Ranges from “Low” to “Very, Very Low”

Evercore ISI analysts said in a note they “see no meaningful revenue opportunity” for Moderna in hantaviruses.

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Retirement Upside

Clients Forced to Make Roth Catch-Up Contributions? Consider HSAs

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A recent rule change requiring higher earners to use Roth accounts for catch-up contributions has some adopting a different strategy.

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Retirement Upside

Why More Medicare Advantage Plans Are Trimming Benefits

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After years of aggressive expansion, many Medicare Advantage plans are recalibrating popular extras and changing costs.

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Healthcare

Moderna Spikes After FDA’s About-Face on mRNA Flu Vaccine

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Just last week, the agency rejected Moderna’s initial application, citing flaws in the company’s research design.

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