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COVID-19 changing regulatory picture around medical devices and technology in healthcare
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the regulatory picture around medical devices and technology in healthcare, and the way in which those technologies are reimbursed; take telehealth for example, which has seen greater reimbursement flexibility from the…
AI, quantum computing and other technologies poised to transform healthcare
The COVID-19 pandemic has created numerous challenges in healthcare, but challenges can sometimes breed innovation. Technological innovation in particular is poised to change the way care is delivered, driving efficiency in the process. Efficiency will…
Healthcare will expand and deal with the fallout of COVID-19 for decades, says Fitch
The U.S. may have entered into a new phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the public health crisis is far from over and the nation’s hospitals and health systems will likely be dealing with its after effects for decades, according to new findings from F…
Drugs without a proven clinical benefit languish for years on the FDA’s accelerated pathway
Since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration established its accelerated approval pathway for drugs in 1992, 112 of the 253 drugs authorized have not been confirmed as clinically effective, an investigation by The BMJ has found.
Medicare Part D average premiums to increase nearly 5% in 2022, CMS says
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released its projections for average basic monthly premiums for standard Medicare Part D coverage in 2022, which the agency expects will be about $33 — a 4.9% increase from the $31.47 average premium …
Close to half of Medicare enrollees lacked dental coverage in 2019, new KFF data shows
Close to half of all Medicare beneficiaries, totaling around 24 million people, did not have dental coverage in 2019, and the same percentage did not have a dental visit within the past year, according to a new analysis published by the Kaiser Family F…
Humana’s net income, medical loss ratio beat industry expectations for Q2
Major health insurer Humana logged a net income of $588 million during the second quarter, the company announced this week. And while that’s considerably less than the $1.8 billion posted a year ago at this time, when patients were deferring care, it s…
University of Florida Health CEO Dr. Leon Haley dies unexpectedly
Dr. Leon Haley Jr., CEO of University of Florida Health Jacksonville and dean of the UF College of Medicine, died unexpectedly on Saturday, July 24, at the age of 56.
Action News Jax reported that Haley died after being ejected from a jet ski after los…
AMA adds voice to providers and others calling for vaccine mandates for healthcare workers
The COVID-19 pandemic has inspired a lot of mandates over the past year and a half, with states and municipalities mandating mask- wearing, social distancing, limited indoor crowd capacities and more. Now the latest call in the healthcare industry is f…
White House investing more than $1.6 billion in COVID-19 testing in vulnerable communities
As part of the Biden Administration’s ongoing COVID-19 response efforts, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said this week it will invest more than $1.6 billion from the American Rescue Plan to support testing and mitigation measures in “…
