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14.5 million Americans sign up for coverage during open enrollment
A record 14.5 million people have signed up for 2022 health care coverage through the federal Affordable Care Act marketplaces during the most recent open enrollment period from November 1, 2021 to January 15, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Serv…
AHIP weighs in on benefit, payment parameters for individual market
In what AHIP calls a push to ensure affordable and quality choices in the federal health insurance marketplaces, the organization for insurers has submitted comments in response to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Notice of Benefit and Paym…
Cleveland Clinic putting more than $1.3B into new capital projects
In an annual State of Clinic address this week, Cleveland Clinic President and CEO Dr. Tom Mihaljevic said the nonprofit academic medical center will be investing about $1.3 billion in capital projects this year, including new hospitals, buildings and …
Due to Omicron, FDA limiting use of COVID-19 antibody treatments
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has subtracted a pair of COVID-19 monoclonal antibody treatments from the approved list due to what the agency has deemed “ineffectiveness” against the Omicron variant, which has spread rapidly throughout the U.S. …
American Geriatrics Society expresses misgivings about FDA-approved Alheimer’s drug
On January 11, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced a proposal to cover Food and Drug Administration-approved monoclonal antibodies directed against amyloid for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, including aducanumab, under Cover…
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…
