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AHA presses Department of Justice to investigate routine denials from health insurers
The American Hospital Association has sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice asking it to investigate routine denials from major health insurance companies.
AHIP advocates for transparency for healthcare private equity firms
In letters sent to Congress and the White House this week, health insurance group AHIP called for bringing transparency to what it called private equity firms’ “monopoly power” in air ambulance, emergency and certain speciality services delivered under…
HHS announces $1.5B in State Opioid Response grant funding
In response to the ongoing opioid addiction and overdose epidemic, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), has rolled out a State Opioid Response (SOR) grant fund…
Shareholders approve Anthem’s rebrand as Elevance Health
Anthem announced plans to rebrand as Elevance Health back in March, but one component still needed to be finalized: shareholder approval. The insurer received that approval this week, as shareholders gave the green light to the change at its annual mee…
Value-based care creating a new era of interoperability
Interoperability in healthcare, it would seem, is at an important inflection point.
HHS announces $15 million in funding opportunities for behavioral health in nursing homes
The Department of Health and Human Services is announcing a funding opportunity of nearly $15 million for a three-year federal grant to establish a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) program meant to strengthen behaviora…
FDA expands eligibility for Pfizer COVID-19 booster to children 5-11
Under emergency use authorization, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded eligibility for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster vaccine to children 5 to 11 years old. People in that age group are now cleared for a single booster dose of the …
Employers, insurers paid hospitals more than double Medicare rates, finds RAND
Employers and health insurers paid hospitals about 224% above what Medicare would have paid in 2020, according to a new RAND report comparing private insurer payments to Medicare rates.
BCBS South Carolina partners with Solera on mental, musculoskeletal health
In a partnership with Solera Health, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina is expanding its personalized health and wellness program to include mental and musculoskeletal health offerings.
Solera Health is an independent company that built a customiz…
Dartmouth Health, GraniteOne Health merger nixed after New Hampshire AG objects
Dartmouth Health and GraniteOne Health, both based in New Hampshire, are ditching their plans to merge into a single entity after objections from the state’s attorney general, who said the consolidation would result in higher healthcare prices.
