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Cleveland Clinic announces 114 layoffs due to financial challenges
Cleveland Clinic has announced the layoff of 114 nonclinical employees due to financial challenges.
“We made the difficult decision to reduce the number of administrative management positions across our organization,” a company spokesperson said. ”
WHY…
Confirmation hearings planned for RFK Jr. next week
Senate confirmation hearings for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s pick to head Health and Human Services, will take place on Wednesday and Thursday of next week.
Confirmation hearings planned for RFK Jr. next week
Senate confirmation hearings for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s pick to head Health and Human Services, will take place on Wednesday and Thursday of next week.
CMS appeals UnitedHealthcare’s star ratings win
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has appealed UnitedHealthcare’s win over its Medicare Advantage star ratings score.
CMS filed the appeal on Tuesday in federal court for the Eastern District of Texas.
It is appealing the November 22, 202…
HHS provides $590 million to Moderna amid vaccine controversy
Three days before President Donald Trump was sworn into office, the Department of Health and Human Services announced the award of $590 million to Moderna to accelerate the development of mRNA-based pandemic influenza vaccines.
WHY THIS MATTERS
What Trump and the GOP have planned for healthcare
Health systems are rightly concerned about Republican plans to cut Medicaid spending, end ACA subsidies and enact site neutral payments, says consultant Michael Abrams, managing partner of Numerof, a consulting firm.
“Health systems have reason to worr…
Teva files lawsuit against drug-price negotiations
Teva Pharmaceuticals has joined other drug makers in filing a lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services for the drug-pricing provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act.
Teladoc teams with Amazon on chronic care
Virtual care company Teladoc Health has announced it is teaming with Amazon to expand access to its telehealth chronic condition programs.
Amazon customers who are eligible for Teladoc Health’s diabetes, hypertension, pre-diabetes and weight management…
17 health systems invest in Truveta Genome Project
Seventeen health systems have launched the Truveta Genome Project to create what Truveta is calling the largest and most diverse database of genotypic and phenotypic information ever assembled.
The health systems, with Illumina and Regeneron, have inv…
CMS finalizes new rule to safeguard Affordable Care Act coverage
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued a rule for additional safeguards to protect consumers from unauthorized changes to their healthcare coverage in the Affordable Care Act marketplace.
