Nicole Ortiz
Editor at Healthcare Brew
Healthcare Editor at Morning Brew
Healthcare editor @MorningBrew. Previous editing with @axios @marshallproj @adexchanger @adweek. Like the Lorax, I speak for the trees. 🌱 she/her
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3 days ago |
medium.com | Nicole Ortiz
The American public education system is in crisis — but not for the reasons you’ve been told. For years, politicians have pushed misleading narratives about failing schools to justify slashing budgets and dismantling public institutions. One of the loudest proponents of this narrative was the Trump administration, which blamed the Department of Education for declining test scores.
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3 days ago |
medium.com | Nicole Ortiz
There’s a psychological term that keeps popping up in political conversations lately — Stockholm Syndrome. It’s typically used to describe situations where captives develop emotional ties to their captors. But in today’s political climate, it’s starting to resemble something we’re seeing across America: a blind loyalty to Donald Trump, even as his policies make life harder for many of his biggest supporters.
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1 month ago |
healthcare-brew.com | Nicole Ortiz
Since December, rumors have floated around that Walgreens was going to be acquired by private equity (PE) firm Sycamore Partners. And while analysts told Healthcare Brew at the time that it was unlikely to happen, the tides appear to have turned in the PE company’s favor. On March 6, Walgreens Boots Alliance announced in a press release that it had signed a definitive purchase agreement with Sycamore for up to $23.7 billion.
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2 months ago |
healthcare-brew.com | Nicole Ortiz
Telehealth company Hims & Hers’s 60-second Super Bowl ad has been criticized by health experts and lawmakers for potentially “misleading patients,” according to a letter written by Democratic Senator Dick Durbin and Republican Senator Roger Marshall on Friday morning. The pair called on acting FDA Commissioner Sara Brenner to “take enforcement action” against the ad, which they allege “may mislead patients” about the company’s products.
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2 months ago |
healthcare-brew.com | Nicole Ortiz
Amazon appears to be following DJ Khaled’s “Another One” motto as it secured another partnership and continued its expansion across the country. New York-based Montefiore Health System announced Wednesday it plans to partner with Amazon One Medical to open in 2026 the retailer’s first primary care offices in Westchester County.
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Healthcare Brew is an honoree for this year's @TheWebbyAwards in the Websites and Mobile Sites - Health, Wellness and Lifestyle category. 🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/J1MqB7XCCw
Walgreens announced it will sell to private equity firm Sycamore Partners last week, ending a will they/won’t they speculation that’s been going on since December. I spoke to experts about what it means for retail pharma and PE in healthcare overall. https://t.co/J99KyOdoiV https://t.co/eTEFdA6Hkv
Later today, I’ll be serving as a part of the Media Jury in the Connect: Smart Health virtual pitch panel, where I’ll be judging health tech startups as they pitch their ventures. Excited to see what these startups bring to the table! https://t.co/PgEB432enz