AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoHealth Coverage: New Jersey residents can begin choosing 2027 ACA plans Nov. 1, as health costs rise. State officials also warn proposed Medicaid cuts could cost New Jersey $3.7 billion a year and leave thousands uninsured. Cancer Research: Rahway-based Merck says its investigational drug sac-TMT cut the risk of death by 32% and disease progression or death by 41% versus chemotherapy in a Phase 3 trial involving some patients with advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer. Food Safety: The FDA classified a recall of Miyoko’s Creamery salted plant butter over yeast, mold and possible E. coli contamination. The product was distributed in New Jersey; no illnesses have been reported. Local Health: A Rutgers senior is mapping sewer overflows along the Lower Passaic River, focusing attention on pollution in the region. Drug Ads: A federal judge in Trenton declined to block Eli Lilly’s weight-loss drug ads while Novo Nordisk’s false-advertising lawsuit continues.
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