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Matt Nyquist tapped as chief population health officer for Lifespark
Former Optum executive Matt Nyquist has joined Lifespark as its chief population health officer and will lead the design, development and management of the company’s global risk products and market expansion. In an announcement, Lifespark framed the mo…
CMS: More than 250,000 have gained access to postpartum coverage through Medicaid extensions
About 253,000 parents have gained access to 12 months of postpartum coverage through Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program extensions, according to data from the Department of Health and Human Services. It’s part of the current administratio…
CVS further expands free health screening program
CVS Health will be expanding its Project Health program, which provides free, community-based health screenings, by moving into two new geographic regions – Las Vegas, Nevada and Richmond, Virginia.
40% of employees deferred healthcare in the past two years
Forty percent of employees responding to a new survey from Willis Towers Watson said they deferred medical care over the past year, including 28% who delayed or canceled a medical procedure or appointment.
At the same time, 17% failed to fill at least …
Optum UK buying healthcare software group EMIS for $1.5 billion
Health Services firm Optum UK, a subsidiary of UnitedHeath Group, will acquire U.K.-based healthcare technology company EMIS for about $1.51 billion, the latter has announced.
OIG says Medicare race data is inaccurate and hinders health disparities assessments
There are significant inaccuracies in Medicare data on race and ethnicity, which is especially troublesome given that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is looking to collect such data from providers and payers, according to the Department …
CDC recommends COVID-19 vaccines for young children
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has now cleared the way for children six months through five years old to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, following a recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’.
Two Georgia hospitals fined for noncompliance with price transparency rules
Two hospitals in Georgia, both part of the Northside health system, have become the first facilities to be fined by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for noncompliance with federal price transparency rules that went into effect last Januar…
American Hospital Association urges CMS to extend enforcement discretion for No Surprises Act
The American Hospital Association has urged the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to extend enforcement discretion for the No Surprises Act regulatory requirement that healthcare providers exchange certain information to create a good faith es…
Unvaccinated patients three times more likely to die of COVID-19
Heart failure patients who are unvaccinated against COVID-19 are three times more likely to die if infected with the virus compared to fully boosted heart failure patients, according to new research out of Mount Sinai Heart.
