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Baptist Health abandoning Medicare Advantage plans from UnitedHealthcare, Centene
Since January 1, Baptist Health, based in Louisville, Kentucky, has been out-of-network with UnitedHealthcare and Centene’s Wellcare Medicare Advantage plans, citing denied and delayed prior authorization requests and payments from the insurers.
It was…
Gender wage gap in healthcare is complicated
The gap in wages between genders has been a pervasive issue in healthcare and many other industries, but the wage gap between men and women is becoming more complicated in the sector, with the gap decreasing in some health-centric occupations but not i…
HHS pushing for equitable access to COVID-19 therapies
This week U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra met virtually with pharmacy leaders, pharmacy benefit managers and insurers to discuss HHS’ commitment to increase equitable access to COVID-19 therapeutics.
CMS OKs New York Medicaid demonstration
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has given the green light to New York’s amended Medicaid Section 1115 demonstration, kickstarting a push to invest in behavioral health and health equity.
The demonstration “bundles a series of actions to …
Senators call inhaler prices ‘outrageous,’ pressure drugmakers
Four U.S. senators led by Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., have sent letters to the four largest inhaler manufacturers – AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Teva Pharmaceuticals – informing them of an investigation into inhaler prices, w…
Marshfield Clinic Health System, Essentia Health call off merger talks
Marshfield Clinic Health System (MCHS) and Essentia Health have called off their merger talks and will not be moving forward with their proposed integration, the organizations said.
The two entities have “engaged in meaningful discussion” over the last…
CVS appoints Tim Cowhey as permanent CFO
CVS Health Senior Vice President of Corporate Finance Tom Cowhey has been serving as the company’s interim chief financial officer since October, and has now been appointed as permanent CFO, CVS recently announced.
CEO of Oak Street Health and interim …
Elevance Health eyes acquisition of Paragon Healthcare
Elevance Health is looking to expand, entering into an agreement late last week to acquire Paragon Healthcare, a company specializing in infusible and injectable therapies.
FDA says fake Ozempic carries risk of infection
The Food and Drug Administration is sounding the warning bell on counterfeit versions of the weight loss medication Ozempic, saying fakes cause possible infection risks.
The agency said it has seized thousands of units of the product, which has crept i…
RSV resulting in more pediatric hospitalizations than COVID-19, flu
The respiratory disease known as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has led to more emergency hospitalizations than the flu and the Omicron variant of COVID-19, according to recent findings in JAMA.
