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Weekly News Roundup - Rare Disease Funding Risks, Medicare Advantage Reform, and Global Trade Shifts
January 30, 2026
This week's tHEORetically Speaking News Roundup covers the looming funding crisis for rare disease biotechs as FDA priority review vouchers expire, CMS's proposed crackdown on Medicare Advantage upcoding, and Cellares' $257 million raise to scale automated cell therapy manufacturing. We also explore Sanofi's defense of vaccines amid shifting U.S. policy and a landmark EU-India free trade agreement set to reshape global pharma access.



