Cigna is abandoning its efforts to merge with rival Humana, after being unable to agree on price, as first reported by the WSJ.
Why it matters: The combined company would have become one of the nation's largest health insurers, rivaling market leaders UnitedHealth and Aetna owner CVS Health.
The Food and Drug Administration took a big step toward ending the most common inherited blood disorder on Friday by approving a pair of gene therapies for sickle cell disease.
Yes, but: The one-time treatments are both grueling and could cost millions of dollars, raising questions about equity and access.
A pregnant woman in Kentucky filed a lawsuit Friday challenging two abortion bans in the state.
The big picture: The lawsuit comes a day after a Texas woman was granted permission to receive an emergency abortion despite a restrictive ban that went into effect in the state after Roe v. Wade was overturned.
