Category: Healthcare Finance News

Healthcare groups urge DEA to allow physicians to prescribe controlled substances through telehealth

A group of 72 healthcare organizations, including the American Telemedicine Association and the American Psychiatric Association, has penned a letter to the Drug Enforcement Administration and Department of Health and Human Services asking the agencies…

Former Disney exec Ben Sherwood is focused on leading through disruption in HIMSS22 keynote

Ben Sherwood, the former president of Disney-ABC Television Group who drove ABC News to the top-watched spot during his tenure, is also a New York Times best-selling author.

CVS files patent to sell goods and healthcare services in the metaverse

CVS Health has filed for a trademark that would allow it to sell goods and services in the metaverse, according to a document filed with the U.S. Patent Trade Office.

Blue Cross Blue Shield Minnesota suing COVID-19 lab for alleged price inflation

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota is taking legal action against COVID-19 testing laboratory GS Labs to recover more than $10 million in alleged overpayments made since the start of the pandemic.
The complaint, filed last week in the U.S. Distric…

Northwell partners with Clinithink on revenue cycle management

Northwell Health has signed a 10-year agreement with Clinithink to use its patented technology and natural language processing in revenue cycle operations.

Buy American final rule should strengthen medical supply chain

A final rule issued on Friday implements an executive order to spur domestic production of supplies, including products in the medical supply chain.

Biden extends FEMA COVID-19 funding through July 1

The deadline for 100% reimbursement from FEMA’s Public Assistance Program for COVID-19 costs is now July 1 after President Joe Biden pushed the deadline back from April 1, as outlined in a White House memorandum this week.

Senate passes measure striking down healthcare worker vaccine mandate

This week, the U.S. Senate passed legislation meant to end the federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers participating in Medicare and Medicaid programs, a Biden administration policy that was upheld by the Supreme Court in January.

Cigna company CareAllies participating in CMS’ direct contracting model

Cigna subsidiary CareAllies, which helps providers simplify and accelerate value-based care, will participate in the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Global and Professional Direct Contracting (GPDC) Model in an effort to contract with health…

Biden’s bid to lower drug costs a high priority for stakeholders

Much of the stakeholder reaction to healthcare initiatives in President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on Tuesday centered on the president’s repeated urging to Congress to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices.
“That is why my top priority i…