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Walmart and Transcarent partner to lower costs in the self-insured market
Walmart and Transcarent have announced a partnership to lower prescription drug and other prices for the self-insured market.
The agreement allows Transcarent, which offers a digital platform “overlay” to existing plans for self-insured employers, to…
States are getting $100M boost to retain primary care workforce in underserved communities
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is making available $100 million in American Rescue Plan funding for state-run programs that support, recruit, and retain primary care clinicians who live and work in underserved communities.
How COVID-19 drove the need to make physicians’ lives easier
Electronic health record burnout is a global issue that, like everything else in healthcare, has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The fundamental flaw for physicians from EHRs is not so much the death by 1,000 clicks that has been widely repo…
COVID-19 may have unexpected benefit of freeing up funds for rural hospitals to invest in technology
Federal provider relief funds have allowed rural hospitals to spend money that otherwise would have gone to personal protection equipment and other COVID-19 needs, to something they’ve long needed: upgraded technology.
Merck submits emergency use authorization for COVID-19 pill
The pill is for adults who are at risk for progressing to severe COVID-19 and/or hospitalization.
Optum partners with SSM Health and will employ certain revenue cycle staff
Optum and SSM Health, a Catholic, not-for-profit health system in the Midwest, are partnering across certain functions, including digital transformation, inpatient care and revenue cycle management.
Certain SSM Health revenue cycle staff and hospital c…
Accreditation quality review shows common deficiencies in hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and labs
Hospitals getting accreditation review and the process itself were impacted by COVID-19 in 2020, a recently-released annual report shows.
The Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) has identified deficiencies in acute care and critical access …
J & J submits EUA for COVID-19 booster to the FDA
Johnson & Johnson has submitted data to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to support use of a booster shot of the J & J COVID-19 vaccine in individuals 18 years of age and older.
HRSA orders Boehringer Ingelheim to comply with 340B drug pricing
The Health Resources andServices Administration (HRSA) has sent a letter to Boehringer Ingelheim ordering the pharmaceutical company to comply with federal requirements under the 340B drug pricing program.
Medicare Advantage premiums are $2 lower per month in 2022
The average premium for Medicare Advantage plans will be lower in 2022 at $19 per month, compared to $21.22 in 2021, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
However, Part D coverage is rising to $33 per month, compared to $31.47 in…
