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Bright HealthCare expands to 42 new markets
It has expanded its product portfolio in states where it already does business, including Florida, California, Colorado and North Carolina.
Health plan Medica to invest in Dean Health Plan for value-based relationship
Dean Health Plan is a subsidiary of Catholic not-for-profit integrated health system SSM Health.
COVID-19 booster shots will be available starting September 20
The boosters are subject to FDA review and the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices issuing a recommendation.
Biden administration invests over $19 million to expand telehealth in rural communities
The Biden administration is investing more than $19 million to strengthen telehealth services in rural and underserved communities.
These investments are being distributed to 36 award recipients through the Health Resources and Services Administration …
UnitedHealth loses Medicare Advantage overpayment argument on appeal
UnitedHealthcare has lost its argument over Medicare Advantage overpayments.
On Aug. 13, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled against UnitedHealthcare and remanded the case back to the lower court with the instructions …
American Academy of Family Physicians urges FDA to approve EUA for vaccines for young children
The American Academy of Family Physicians is urging the Food and Drug Administration to consider emergency use authorization of COVID-19 vaccines for children under the age of 12.
Currently, vaccines are available for children ages 12 and older.
Pfizer submits data to support a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine
Both Pfizer and Moderna have received amended EUAs to give a third shot to individuals with weakened immune systems.
Florida, driven by the unvaccinated, is epicenter of the pandemic
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says hospital and long-term care staff will be required to get vaccinated by September 27.
HHS is requiring its healthcare workforce to get vaccinated
The Department of Health and Human Services has become the latest federal agency to mandate vaccinations for its employees.
On Thursday, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra announced that HHS would require the more than 25,000 members of its healthcare workfo…
Rainn Wilson makes us grateful for being number two
“Grateful people go to the doctor less, and live longer. It’s absolutely a super power,” Wilson told a full house at HIMSS21.
