Susan Morse

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Decision on Advocate Aurora and Atrium merger delayed

The Illinois Health Facilities & Services Review Board yesterday voted 3-2 to deny a change of ownership request for the Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health merger. The board later voted to reconsider the vote. It next meets on December 13.

Data did not drive acquisition of Change, UnitedHealth says

Unsealed brief  in the Department of Justice’s case against the UnitedHealth Group and Change Healthcare merger solidify arguments on both sides in the antitrust case.

CVS Health advances healthcare strategy in acquiring Signify Health for $8 billion

CVS Health has acquired Signify Health, besting Amazon, UnitedHealth Group and others, in acquiring the home health platform.

AMA and others make MSSP requests ahead of final rule

Ahead of the September 6 comment deadline, the American Medical Association and 10 other provider organizations submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on how the 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Pro

Lawsuit filed to force CMS to release price transparency information

The nonprofit Foundation for Government Accountability is suing the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to get information on its enforcement of the price transparency rule.
The complaint filed August 30 in federal court in Florida is to compel …

Briefs sealed in UnitedHealth and Change antitrust trial 

Briefs in the case of the United States v. UnitedHealth Group and Change Healthcare were filed on August 31, but are under seal in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
Both briefs include findings of fact and conclusions of law followi…

FDA authorizes updated COVID-19 boosters to combat omicron variant

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday amended the emergency use authorizations of the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines to authorize updated boosters to combat the omicron variant.

Sentara Healthcare moves into the medically underserved community

Sentara Healthcare has opened the first three programs in a new model called Sentara Community Care. 
Two Sentara Community Care Centers have begun offering services in Norfolk, Virginia. One is inside the Union Mission homeless residential facility an…

HHS awards $20 million to address disparities in maternal and infant health

The Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration, has announced investments of more than $20 million to reduce disparities in maternal and birth outcomes.

General Catalyst adds WellSpan as fourth health system partner

Venture capital firm General Catalyst has partnered with its fourth healthcare system, WellSpan Health of Pennsylvania.