Maia Anderson

Reporter, Healthcare Brew

Maia is a Minnesota-based senior reporter and founding reporter of Healthcare Brew, where she covers the pharmacy industry, women’s health, digital health, and how venture capital is shaping healthcare. She previously worked as a fellow covering the aerospace industry at Insider, as well as a healthcare reporter for Becker's Hospital Review. She has won an award from the Society of Professional Journalists for her work.

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Tech

Oracle Health launches AI-powered patient portal

The company is looking to compete with Epic, the largest EHR vendor in the US.

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Tech

Healthcare marketers are adjusting to shifting expectations

Ogilvy Health CEO discusses the evolving world of healthcare advertising

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Tech

The benefits and hidden costs of AI scribes

They may also be contributing to rising medical costs and could lead to higher insurance premiums, experts say.

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Retail Pharmacies

The government is forcing PBMs to be more transparent, but will reforms make a difference?

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, passed in February, included several significant reforms for PBMs.

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Tech

Clinicians are using AI without guidance. What are the risks?

Unregulated AI use could leave healthcare institutions vulnerable to HIPAA violations, cyberattacks, experts say.

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Pharma

Pharma companies home in on GLP-2s and GLP-3s in race to innovate on obesity treatments

Companies are looking at combining several hormone-like molecules to boost results.

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Direct Care

What states are prioritizing with their first year of Rural Health Transformation funding

Though each state is allowed to create its own initiatives, there are some common themes nationwide.

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Payers

A look at Medicare Advantage: Why it was created, and how it’s performed

The program has become a hot topic as government spending on it continues to rise.

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Hospitals & Facilities

AstraZeneca’s head of sustainability on the pharma giant’s climate efforts

The company has set lofty goals, including decarbonizing its value chain by 2030.

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Retail Pharmacies

Pharma execs look back on the first half of 2026

We spoke with leaders on how they’ve fared so far this year and what they’re focused on next.

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