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Texas sues over nursing home staffing rule
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the Biden Administration to stop a new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services final rule that requires nursing home staffing standards.
Consumers more satisfied with Medicare Advantage than commercial plans
Even as the hospitals and health systems continue to battle with Medicare Advantage programs over reimbursement rates, customer satisfaction with MA plans is significantly higher than with commercial member health plans, according to the J.D. Power 202…
Walgreens, BARDA team to strengthen clinical trials
Walgreens is partnering with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) – part of the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response in the Department of Health and Human Services – to increase innovation in decentralize…
Employer health costs projected to rise 9%
The average cost of employer-sponsored healthcare coverage in the U.S. is expected to increase 9% next year, surpassing $16,000 per employee in 2025, according to a new Aon report.
This projected increase, which assumes employers do not implement emplo…
Humana to pay $90 million to settle allegedly fraudulent Part D bids
Insurer Humana has said it will pay $90 million to resolve a False Claims Act case alleging that the company submitted fraudulent bids to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to secure Part D prescription drug contracts between 2011 and 2017….
Healthcare bankruptcies on the decline
Healthcare bankruptcies are on a gradual decline, showing signs of slowing down over the past three fiscal quarters, according to data published by healthcare advisory firm Gibbons Advisors.
The report analyzed healthcare sector Chapter 11 bankruptcy c…
National heat strategy seeks to protect people against extreme weather
The federal government is treating extreme heat as an economic and public health concern, and this week the federal interagency National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) released a National Heat Strategy for 2024-2030 that aims to coo…
Elevance Health debuts Mosaic Health primary care platform
Elevance Health, in conjunction with global private equity manager Clayton, Dubilier and Rice, has introduced national care delivery platform Mosaic Health, which aims to bring together apree health and Millennium Physician Group to offer clinical and …
Administration reaches negotiation agreement on 10 drugs
In a bid to lower prescription drug prices, the Biden administration this week reached an agreement for new, lower prices for the 10 drugs selected for negotiations. These drugs, the White House said, are some of the most expensive and most frequently …
Administration reaches negotiation agreement on 10 drugs
In a bid to lower prescription drug prices, the Biden administration this week reached an agreement for new, lower prices for the 10 drugs selected for negotiations. These drugs, the White House said, are some of the most expensive and most frequently …
