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Cigna company CareAllies participating in CMS’ direct contracting model
Cigna subsidiary CareAllies, which helps providers simplify and accelerate value-based care, will participate in the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Global and Professional Direct Contracting (GPDC) Model in an effort to contract with health…
CMS reweighing MIPS data for physicians and extending deadline
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is allowing more time for doctors participating in the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System to utilize an excessive and uncontrollable circumstance (EUC) waiver order that limits the negative impact of hig…
Primary care physician turnover leads to almost $980M in excess healthcare costs
Nearly one billion dollars in annual excess health care expenditure are due to turnover of primary care physicians, and work-related burnout is a significant driver of those costs, according to a new American Medical Association-led study published in …
Cigna to increase venture spending on startups, digital technologies
CIgna will direct another $450 million into its venture fund, Cigna Ventures, in a bid to increase spending on startup businesses and digital health, the company said this week.
Walgreens partnering with online delivery service Shipt
Walgreens is looking to expand its on-demand delivery services, and will seek to do so through a collaboration with Shipt, an online marketplace that offers home delivery.
Trinity Health’s operating income down more than half due to labor costs
During the first six months of Trinity Health’s fiscal year 2022, which ended on December 31, operating income fell by more than half due to labor costs caused by staffing shortages and wage inflation, recent financial documents show.
HCSC teaming with National Fitness Campaign on community fitness sites
Health Care Service Corporation is teaming up with the National Fitness Campaign through its Healthy Cities program to increase access to physical exercise by bringing free, outdoor Fitness Courts to communities in Illinois and Texas. The move is a bid…
Nursing home staff vaccination rates vary widely by state
Vaccination rates among nursing home staff in the U.S. varies from state to state, with some pretty wide swings, with some states reporting 99% vaccination rates and some states reporting vaccinations of only about 70%.
COVID-19 boosters also found to protect cancer patients
People with cancer are often given immunosuppressive treatments that weaken their innate immune defenses. This puts them at high risk of severe disease, should they become infected by COVID-19.
Senate calls on CMS to keep Medicare Advantage rates stable
More than 60 members of the U.S. Senate have sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services urging the agency to protect Medicare Advantage by keeping rates stable, as CMS is expected to finalize its MA rate announcement for 2023 by Ap…
