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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.
United Health Foundation puts $100M toward a more diverse healthcare workforce
The United Health Foundation, the philanthropic arm of UnitedHealth Group, is making a $100 million commitment over 10 years to advance health equity, in what it framed as a continuation of its efforts to eliminate health disparities.
The new commitmen…
Pharmacy groups laud FTC probe into pharmacy benefit managers’ practices
A number of pharmaceutical groups have come out in favor of the Federal Trade Commission’s decision to launch an inquiry into the business practices of the nation’s six largest pharmacy benefit managers, in order to scrutinize their impact on the acces…
Anthem targets women’s digital health with Happify Health partnership
Health insurer Anthem, which will switch its branding to Elevance Health on June 28, has partnered with Happify Health to digitally address the physical and mental health of women.
Anthem framed the move as a means of supporting women through their mat…
