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TytoCare announces remote primary care offering
Virtual care company TytoCare has launched a remote primary care offering for health plans and providers.
Walgreens-backed Village MD to acquire Summit Health-CityMD for $8.9B
Walgreens’ VillageMD has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Summit Health-CityMD, a provider of primary, specialty and urgent care.
The transaction is valued at approximately $8.9 billion with investments from Walgreens Boots Alliance and …
RSV surge is overwhelming some hospitals and pediatric care capacity
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning of a surge in flu; Respiratory Syncytial Virus, or RSV; and other viral infections this season, especially among children and older adults.
HIMSSCast: Making healthcare more affordable and accessible
Dr. Darshak Sanghavi, a member of the Obama administration and global chief medical officer at Babylon, has experience in the private sector and with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation.
CVS and Walgreens agree to pay $10 billion to settle opioid claims
CVS Health and Walgreens Boots Alliance have announced an agreement to pay $10 billion to substantially resolve all opioid lawsuits and claims against the companies.
Physician groups denounce 4.5% payment cut in final rule
While the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is touting the behavioral health and other benefits of the physician fee schedule final rule released Tuesday, physicians are denouncing its 4.5% payment decrease caused by statutory-mandated cuts.
AHA calls outpatient payment rate in final rule ‘insufficient’ given cost pressures
The American Hospital Association is calling the government’s increase for outpatient care “insufficient” given extraordinary cost pressures.
CMS issues final payment rules for home health, infusion and ESRD
On Monday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the 2023 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update final rule, which updates Medicare payment policies and rates for home health agencies.
CMS also released payments in final rul…
ACA open enrollment kicks off today
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra touted the benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act, passed in August, in getting more people off the rolls of the uninsured and onto coverage through the Affordable Care Act.
HHS celebrated the 10-year…
Final Medicare rule aims to reduce gaps in coverage
A new final rule updates Medicare enrollment and eligibility rules as eligible individuals wade through their options during the open enrollment period.
