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OSHA scraps rule mandating vaccines for large employers after SCOTUS decision
Less than two weeks after the Supreme Court blocked a Biden administration rule that employees of large companies get vaccinated or undergo regular COVID-19 testing, the White House has officially scrapped the rule, though it strongly encouraged worker…
Senators push for Medicare to reimburse at-home COVID-19 tests like commercial insurers
A group of mostly Democratic senators is pushing the Biden administration to require that Medicare cover at-home COVID-19 tests for seniors, much like commercial insurers do for their customers.
Healthcare groups urge Congress to extend Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver
This week, Moving Health Home, a coalition of healthcare organizations advocating for improved access to home-based care, sent a
Lakeland Regional Health partners with BayCare on joint home care program
Two Florida healthcare providers have joined forces in an effort to improve access to post-acute home care for those living in Polk County.
Effective December 1, 2021, Lakeland Regional Health purchased a minority interest in BayCare HomeCare. In Polk …
New HHS task force to facilitate access to reproductive healthcare
In anticipation of a Supreme Court decision that could drastically alter the landscape for abortion access in the U.S., Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra announced last week the first-ever HHS Intra-agency Task Force on Reproductive He…
New York-based Montefiore Medical Center fined for workplace violence violations
Montefiore Medical Center, an academic medical center in New York City that’s part of the Montefiore Health System, has been hit with a fine from the U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Health and Safety Administration after it found that numerous emp…
Optum and MarinHealth form strategic partnership
MarinHealth Medical Center has become the latest health system to form a strategic relationship with Optum, announcing a partnership to advance its operational objectives in the revenue cycle and facilitate the patient experience for people living in M…
UnitedHealth Group earned $17.3B in 2021, according to earnings report
After posting a $4.1 billion in profit in the fourth quarter of 2021, UnitedHealth Group ended the year with $17.3 billion in total profit, according to the payer’s latest earnings report.
Bristol Myers Squibb restricting 340B discounts to safety net hospitals
Bristol Myers Squibb will become the 12th drugmaker to restrict 340B discounts after it signaled its intent to limit such discounts for safety net hospitals’ contract pharmacies, according to a recent letter the company sent out to hospitals.
People placing more trust in pharmacists for care management
Staffing shortages among healthcare providers are having numerous downstream effects on everything from patient care to reimbursement and thinning margins. But they’re also causing a shift in public perception: More people now trust pharmacists to play…
