Monday, 21 September 2026
Aetna targets Arizona Medicaid stake, Cerebral schistosomiasis report, Gaps and Borders item forthcoming
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Aetna to acquire Ascension stake in Arizona Medicaid insurer
Ascension is selling its ownership stake in Arizona Medicaid insurer Mercy Care to CVS Health-owned Aetna, pending regulatory approval. Mercy Care covers about 404,000 members across Medicaid and dual-eligible plans in Arizona and reported $34 million in income last year. Ascension has co-owned the not-for-profit insurer with CommonSpirit’s Dignity Health since 1985, while Aetna has managed its daily operations and administration since 2002. The terms and closing date were not disclosed, and the sale continues Ascension’s broader divestment of hospitals and insurance interests after years of financial losses.
via Healthcare Dive
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Cerebral schistosomiasis report listed ahead of print
A report titled “Cerebral Schistosomiasis” has been listed ahead of print in the New England Journal of Medicine. The supplied source contains no clinical details, findings or information about affected patients. The source therefore gives limited detail.
via NEJM
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NEJM lists ahead-of-print item without clinical details
An ahead-of-print item titled “Gaps and Borders” has been listed by the New England Journal of Medicine. The source provides no abstract, findings or other article text. It does not identify the clinical topic, affected population or significance. The available source is too limited to support a fuller summary.
via NEJM
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NEJM biomedical science item lacks substantive details
The source gives no substantive information about the biomedical science topic indicated by the original title. It contains only the publication name and ahead-of-print status. No argument, finding, affected group or development is described, so a fuller summary is not possible.
via NEJM
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Sickle cell gene-therapy article published ahead of print
An article titled “A Cure Out of Most Patients’ Reach — Sickle Cell Disease in the Gene-Therapy Era” has been published ahead of print in the New England Journal of Medicine. The source provides no findings, data or other details about the article’s content.
via NEJM
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US child health article released ahead of print
An article titled “Declining Child Health in the United States — Addressing the Developmental Ecosystem” has been listed by the New England Journal of Medicine as ahead of print. The supplied source provides no findings, data or details about the children affected. The source gives limited detail, so the article’s arguments and clinical significance cannot be summarised faithfully.
via NEJM
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