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Scientists see little evidence of a link between Johnson & Johnson vaccine and blood clots
The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine remains on pause due to concerns over several rare blood clotting cases that have developed in a handful of people who have received the vaccine, but scientists writing in the New England Journal of Medicine have …
CVS now carrying over-the-counter COVID-19 tests
For much of the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans have had to go to established testing sites to be tested for the coronavirus, a process that can be time-consuming in driving time and wait times for both the test and the results. CVS Pharmacy, the retail a…
Round 2 of the COVID-19 telehealth program application portal will open April 29
The Federal Communications Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau will begin accepting applications for Round 2 of the COVID-19 Telehealth Program on Thursday, April 29 at 12 p.m. ET.
The filing window will last seven days and close on Thursday, May …
Providers press Biden Administration for second chance at Direct Contracting model
Dozens of provider groups, including America’s Physician Groups, American Academy of Home Care Medicine and VillageMD, have signed onto a letter imploring the Biden Administration to open up one more chance for providers to sign up for the Direct Contr…
UnitedHealth Group posts $4.9 billion profit in the first quarter, beating expectations
UnitedHealth Group beat industry projections by earning $4.9 billion in profit during the first quarter, according to an earnings report released Thursday. That’s an increase of $3.4 billion from the same quarter in 2020.
COVID-19 spurs rise in hospital mega mergers, finds Kaufman Hall
The number of hospital and health system mergers and acquisitions saw a sharp decline in the first quarter of the year, but the average transaction size soared, finds new analysis from industry consultant Kaufman Hall. This trend is a reversal from Q1 …
Anti-vaccination proponents inadvertently inspire pro-vaccination social media campaign
What can vaccine proponents, clinicians and public health communicators learn from “anti-vaxxers?” A lot, according to new guidance for pro-vaccination social media events written by University of Pittsburgh health scientists.
Blockchain, telehealth promise more efficiency as healthcare looks to bounce back from COVID-19
The battle against COVID-19 continues, with the pandemic exposing flaws and cracks in global healthcare systems that speak to big inefficiencies in the sector. These inefficiencies, many of them administrative in nature, touch all aspects of healthcare…
onehome partnering with Devoted Health on post-acute home-based care for Medicare Advantage
Post-acute home-based care provider onehome is partnering with Medicare Advantage company Devoted Health to expand care to the latter’s members in Arizona, Ohio and San Antonio, Texas.
The goal of the partnership is to enhance care by enabling members …
BCBS Minnesota launches kidney disease care program with DaVita’s VillageHealth
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota has become the latest insurer seeking to better manage the risk of patients afflicted with permanent kidney failure, with such patients now eligible to enroll in Medicare Advantage plans for the first time.
