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Centene profits hit $738 million in the third quarter
Insurer Centene has increased its year-over-year profits, logging $738 million in profit in the third quarter of this year, up from $584 million a year ago.
CMS relief payments in compliance during COVID-19, OIG finds
Advanced Medicare payments to providers in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic – about $103 billion worth – were compliant with federal and Congressional requirements, meaning they largely hit their mark, according to a new report from the Office o…
Physicians struggling to stay on top of clinical advancements
While most physicians are interested in learning about new research, treatments and trials that can help improve outcomes in their patients, the vast majority are overwhelmed by the amount of information needed to stay on top of things.
According to n…
AHA seeking new federal designation for safety net hospitals
The American Hospital Association is advocating for a new federal designation and funding for a category of urban safety net hospitals, in a new report released last week.
HRSA accuses Merck of denying 340B discounts
Late last week, the Health and Resources Services Administration (HRSA) sent a letter to Merck warning that it may be dealt monetary penalties for allegedly refusing to give 340B discounts to covered entities.
Optum spotlights orphan drugs in drug pipeline report
Optum is seeing an increase of new orphan drugs, and expects this trend to continue, if not accelerate, according to a drug pipeline report from the UnitedHealth Group subsidiary.
What makes this important, said Sumit Dytta, chief medical officer at Op…
HHS putting $13M into growing, strengthening the nursing workforce
In an effort to address the ongoing shortage of nurses in the U.S healthcare system, the Department of Health and Human Services has awarded $13 million to bolster nursing education and training to grow the nursing workforce and improve access to nursi…
UPMC offering loan forgiveness for nursing students
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is attempting to address the national nursing shortage through a new program designed to make it more affordable for student nurses to complete their education and join the workforce.
The UPMC Schools of Nursing …
Top Stories: DOJ accuses Cigna of fraudulent MA reimbursement; Calm debuts mental health product
Medicare Advantage is a popular offering among insurers, but it’s landed Cigna in hot water with the feds. What happened? We’ll get to the bottom of that and other topics in this week’s Top Stories, including a new mental health product debuting from C…
House reps advocate for audio-only telehealth extensions for opioid treatments
Two Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives have penned a letter to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Drug Enforcement Agency, imploring the agencies to extend flexibilities for audio-based t…
