Listen: UnitedHealth’s doctor empire, an FDA departure, and Viking’s obesity moves

STAT July 25, 2024
Elaine Chen, Adam Feuerstein, Allison DeAngelis

What makes UnitedHealth similar to Standard Oil? Is Viking Therapeutics an attractive acquisition target? And is Adam good at math?

We discuss all that and more in this week’s episode of “The Readout LOUD,” STAT’s biotech podcast. Tara Bannow, our hospitals and insurance reporter, joins us to talk about a new investigation that shows how UnitedHealth wields its unrivaled physician empire to boost its profits and expand its influence.

We also cover the latest news in the life sciences,...

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