Mar 31, 2026

Email 1:

Subject: Health care job growth is stagnating at big for-profit firms

Sender: newsletter@statnews.com

Summary:

A new analysis by STAT reveals that large for-profit health care companies have not been contributing to overall job growth in the sector, with some trimming jobs instead. For instance, the eight largest publicly traded health insurers shed 20,000 jobs in 2025. Economist Dean Baker suggests significant job losses may continue in health insurance over the next few years. The article also covers other health policy news including challenges awaiting the next CDC director, FDA priorities, and a recent E. coli outbreak linked to raw dairy products.

Email 2:

Subject: 🇮🇷 War’s health offsets

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Summary:

Republicans are considering cutting federal health spending, including Medicaid and other programs, to fund up to $200 billion for the Iran war and immigration enforcement. Health care offsets, such as addressing fraud and waste, are on the table, but the effort could face pushback from moderate Republicans concerned about the political fallout in an election year. The newsletter also covers Medicare’s new AI experiment that pre-screens treatments (WISeR), which is being challenged for potentially causing care denials. Additionally, average premiums for ACA enrollees increased 58% in 2026 after enhanced subsidies ended, contributing to more people choosing higher-deductible bronze plans.

Email 3:

Subject: Women’s academic careers are knocked by parenthood much more than men’s

Sender: briefing@nature.com

Summary:

New research from Denmark shows that parenthood impacts women’s academic careers far more severely than men’s, lowering their job and tenure prospects and publication outputs. This disparity arises despite Denmark’s progressive family policies and reflects that women handle almost five times the childcare responsibilities men do. The newsletter also highlights threats to migratory freshwater fish populations, promising eye drop treatments for retinal cancer, and previews NASA’s Artemis II mission—the first crewed Moon mission in over 50 years.

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Subject: Hear from the best minds in cancer research

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Summary:

STAT invites readers to sign up for daily email updates from reporters on the ground at the 2026 AACR (American Association for Cancer Research) Meeting scheduled April 17-22. Subscribers will receive the latest news on breakthroughs in cancer science and medicine directly in their inboxes, featuring insights from leading scientists, clinicians, patients, and advocates.

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