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Almost 30% of nurses considering leaving the profession
The past two years have been difficult for nurses, and research from Nurse.com highlights the extent to which this is true: In the “Nurse Salary Research Report,” 29% of nurses said they were considering leaving the profession, a steep rise from the 11…
Shareholder sues LHC Group over proposed Optum merger
A shareholder at in-home healthcare service provider LHC Group, which UnitedHealth Group subsidiary Optum is set to acquire, is suing the latter and its board of directors over the proposed merger, court docu
Leapfrog Group hospital safety grades highlight decline in patient experience
The Leapfrog Group, a national watchdog organization of employers and other purchasers focused on healthcare safety, released the spring 2022 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade today, finding an overall decline in patient safety measures the report conside…
CMS telehealth expansion benefits disadvantaged neighborhoods, Health Affairs finds
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services expanded telehealth coverage to patients across the country, and new data published in H
COVID-19 cases up 61% among children, data shows
In the last week of April, pediatric COVID-19 cases were up 61% from the period two weeks prior, according to data published by the American Academy of Physicians.
Though coronavirus cases among children were still down from a peak of about 1.15 millio…
Kaiser Permanente sees Q1 net loss of $961 million
Due in large part to investment losses, Kaiser Permanente posted a net loss of $961 million during the first quarter of this year, a stark contrast to the net income of $2 billion that was posted in 2021, according to financial data the organization re…
Centene divesting two pharmacy businesses for combined $2.8 billion
In two separate transactions, insurer Centene is divesting two of its pharmacy businesses, Magellan Rx and PANTHERx Rare. The company has signed two definitive agreement, and will sell the former to Prime Therapeutics and the latter to a consortium of …
Cigna launches provider consult service for cancer patients
Cigna has rolled out a new service geared toward improving health outcomes for patients with complex cancers. Powered by Evernorth, the company’s health services business, the service connects patients and their community oncologists with cancer subspe…
Care in Medicaid managed care networks is highly concentrated among small number of physicians
Medicaid managed care services are mainly concentrated across a small handful of providers, a trend that’s happening at a time when the managed care space is becoming more lucrative for health insurance providers, according to findings in a Health Affa…
Johnson & Johnson sues benefits company for allegedly overusing drug cost assistance program
Drug manufacturer Johnson & Johnson has filed a lawsuit against drug benefit company SaveOnSP for allegedly taking advantage of a J&J program that covers out-of-pocket costs for patients who use some of the more expensive prescription drugs.
