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Medicaid work requirements may result in 1.7M in coverage losses
At the tail end of April, Republicans in the House of Representatives passed a debt ceiling bill that includes a stipulation for states to implement work requirements for certain Medicaid enrollees.
Premier considering moves to increase value, including possible sale
Tech-driven healthcare company Premier is considering a number of potential strategic alternatives to enhance the value of the company for stakeholders, including the sale of all or part of the company, according to an announcement this week.
HCA Healthcare investing $300M in nurses’ training, education
HCA Healthcare has said it’s pledging more than $300 million in investments to support the education and training of nurses. This includes more than $200 million towards the expansion of Galen College of Nursing and approximately $136 million towards t…
Humana, Longevity Health partner on Medicare special needs plans
Health insurer Humana and Longevity Health Plan have joined forces to expand special needs health plan offerings that support the requirements of Medicare-eligible patients living in skilled nursing and senior living facilities.
The two companies have …
OIG finds $580 million in improper psychotherapy Medicare payments
The popularity and utility of telehealth has made it a more common form of healthcare delivery since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and telepsychiatry is one of the most used applications for the remote care technology.
Cigna logs $1.3B profit in Q1, promises transparency around PBMs
Health insurer Cigna has reported $1.3 billion in profit for the first quarter of this year, and has pledged more transparency around its pharmacy benefit manager business, which plays heavily into the company’s Evernorth subsidiary.
Cigna Chairman and…
Senators push DEA to permanently extend telehealth prescribing ability
Six U.S. Senators have penned a letter to the Drug Enforcement Agency imploring it to make permanent the flexibilities allowing physicians to prescribe controlled substances through telehealth without a face-to-face evaluation.
Medicare Advantage enrollment hits 50% of beneficiaries
Medicare Advantage has been growing in popularity among Medicare beneficiaries, but now the offering has hit a milestone: According to recently released data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Medicare Advantage now provides Medicare …
Two die in Ei Lilly Phase 3 study of Alzheimer’s drug
Donanemab, an Alzheimer’s drug candidate produced by Eli Lilly, showed that it can slow cognitive decline by 35% in the company’s new Phase 3 study, but there are some safety risks – exemplified by two deaths that occurred during the trial that were at…
CVS Health completes Oak Street Health acquisition
CVS Health has officially completed its acquisition of Oak Street Health, the company revealed this week.
