What we are reading December 11, 2024.

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The business of medicine is in the news this week, and the UnitedHealthcare CEO assassin has been arrested.

What we know about the arrest of Luigi Mangioni, UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting suspect | CNN
The regulars began assembling in the predawn at the McDonald’s on East Plank Road in Altoona, a Pennsylvania city of about 42,000 just off I-95 in Blair County.
Ro to offer lower-price vials of weight loss drug Zepbound by teaming up with Eli Lilly
It is made possible through a first-of-a-kind integration with Eli Lilly’s direct-to-consumer website, and aims to streamline access to the popular treatment.
A big insurer backed off its plan to pay less for anesthesia. That’s bad.
What the fight between Anthem and anesthesiologists was really about.
Payrolls increased 227,000 in November, more than expected; unemployment rate at 4.2%
Nonfarm payrolls were expected to rise 214,000 in November, according to the Dow Jones consensus forecast.
TD Bank Pleads Guilty to Bank Secrecy Act and Money Laundering Conspiracy Violations in $1.8B Resolution
TD Bank N.A. (TDBNA), the 10th largest bank in the United States, and its parent company TD Bank US Holding Company (TDBUSH) (together with TDBNA, TD Bank) pleaded guilty today and agreed to pay over $1.8 billion in penalties to resolve the Justice Department’s investigation into violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and money laundering.

Edward J Wisniowski

Edward J Wisniowski

Ed Wisniowski is a software development veteran. He specializes in improving organization product ownership, helping developers become better artisans, and attempting to scale agile in organizations.
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