The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is proposing to delay the start date of the Radiation Oncology Model, to a date that will be determined through future rulemaking.
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Prices of two expensive drugs more than double under Medicare
Eliquis and Xarelto, two blood-thinning medications that are already among Medicare’s costliest, have seen their list prices more than double since entering the market, finds a new report by Patients for Affordable Drugs.
Walgreens’ home delivery pharmacy rebrands
AllianceRx Walgreens Prime, a specialty home delivery pharmacy owned by Walgreens, will be rebranding this summer as AllianceRx Walgreens Pharmacy, reflecting Walgreens’ full ownership of the service, which was announced in January.
AllianceRx Walgreen…
Optum and Change Healthcare extend merger deadline ahead of trial
Optum and Change Healthcare are extending their merger agreement to the end of the year, ahead of their scheduled trial starting August 1.
The new merger deadline is December 31.
As part of the extension, Optum will pay a $650 million fee to Change Hea…
Blue Shield CA, Walgreens expanding access to in-person, virtual care
Blue Shield of California and Walgreens Health are expanding access to in-person and virtual care options through the launch of 12 new Walgreens Health Corner locations in the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles County.
Intermountain, SCL Health complete merger, creating 33-hospital system
Intermountain Healthcare, headquartered in Salt Lake City, and Colorado-based SCL Health, have finalized their merger after getting official approval from the Colorado attorney general’s office.
The AG’s office issued an opinion allowing the merger to …
Treasury Department proposed rule would fix the ‘family glitch’ in the ACA
The Treasury Department is releasing a proposed rule to fix a problem in the Affordable Care Act called the “family glitch,” President Joe Biden said Tuesday, in a press briefing that included former President Barack Obama and Vice President Kamala Har…
AHIP expresses concerns on CMS’ Final Rate Notice for Medicare Advantage, Part D
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services yesterday released 2023 Medicare Advantage capitation rates and Parts C and D payment policies, and it has drawn reaction from insurer group AHIP, which praised the administration for promoting innovation …
Government Accountability Office asks CMS to assess telehealth quality for Medicaid beneficiaries
The U.S. Government Accountability Office is asking the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to gauge the effect that an increase in telehealth utilization is having on the care quality experienced by Medicaid beneficiaries.
The GAO cited statist…
Hospital spending growth to average 5.7% through 2030, according to CMS
Despite the increased demand for patient care in 2021, the growth in national healthcare spending is estimated to have slowed to 4.2%, from 9.7% in 2020, according to the 2021-2030 National Health Expenditure report released by the Centers for Medicare…
