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Even at big companies, health care costs are increasing
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Big companies will continue to offer health benefits, but Kelsay said the “volatility” should make them reconsider whether their insurers, consultants, and other vendors “are delivering meaningful value.” — Bob Herman Two years ago, a team of researchers at Oxford found a link between the newer shingles vaccine and lower rates of dementia.
“It is the most exciting time to invest in women’s health I’ve ever seen in my two decades in venture capital, because people are now talking about it as an investment category,” said Foreground Capital co-founder Elizabeth Bailey.
Today, the same team has found another encouraging association between the shot and a reduced risk of heart disease. And one of them is underway,” said study co-author Maxime Taquet.
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- Big companies will continue to offer health benefits, but Kelsay said the “volatility” should make them reconsider whether their insurers, consultants, and other vendors “are delivering meaningful value.” — Bob…
- Today, the same team has found another encouraging association between the shot and a reduced risk of heart disease.
- And one of them is underway,” said study co-author Maxime Taquet.
- “It is the most exciting time to invest in women’s health I’ve ever seen in my two decades in venture capital, because people are now talking about it as an investment category,” said Foreground Capital co-founder…
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