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PBMs are driving up drug prices through fees, PhRMA report claims
Ahead of a hearing on pharmacy benefit managers before the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability on Tuesday, PhRMA released Nephron Research that contends PBMs are driving up profits and drug prices through
Telehealth services are often billed at a lower code than office visits
Despite being able to be reimbursed for telehealth services at the higher facility rate for another year, providers are frequently billing for these virtual visits at a lower level-of-service code, Epic Research has found.
Dana-Farber and Beth Israel collaborate on cancer care and new hospital
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston have announced plans to collaborate on cancer care and build an independent, free-standing inpatient hospital for adult cancer patients.
California warns hospitals of tougher enforcement action for violating nurse staffing ratios
Hospitals in California are being warned not to violate state law on staffing levels or face fines. New state policy narrows the circumstances under which hospitals can claim “unpredictable circumstances” for violating the mandate.
CDC recommends updated COVID-19 vaccines for those 6 months and older
Following approval on Monday by the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending that everyone 6 months and older get an updated COVID-19 vaccine.
Updated COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Modern…
Walgreens announces partnership with Pearl Health for value-based primary care services
Walgreens has made another move into primary care through a partnership with provider enablement company Pearl Health.
The move expands value-based care in collaboration with community-based primary care physicians, Walgreens said.
FDA authorizes updated COVID-19 vaccines
The Food and Drug Administration has approved and authorized updated COVID-19 vaccines formulated to more closely target current variants.
L.A. Care agrees to pays $1.3 million to settle potential HIPAA violations
L.A. Care has agreed to pay $1.3 million to settle two investigations by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights over potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
L.A. Care is a l…
HIMSSCast: Physicians feel the pressure of doing more with less
A physician by training, Laudio CEO and cofounder Russ Richmond has seen the impact of burnout on clinicians. It’s continuing beyond the stresses of COVID-19, he said, due to physicians having the double duty of patient care and administrative work, th…
CMS’s own study appears to question proposed staffing standards
On September 1, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed minimum nursing standards for nursing homes, days Kaiser Health News published a study commissioned by CMS that said there was “no single staffing level that would guarantee qualit…
