The American Hospital Association has urged the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to extend enforcement discretion for the No Surprises Act regulatory requirement that healthcare providers exchange certain information to create a good faith es…
Heart failure patients who are unvaccinated against COVID-19 are three times more likely to die if infected with the virus compared to fully boosted heart failure patients, according to new research out of Mount Sinai Heart.
The United Health Foundation, the philanthropic arm of UnitedHealth Group, is making a $100 million commitment over 10 years to advance health equity, in what it framed as a continuation of its efforts to eliminate health disparities.
The new commitmen…
A number of pharmaceutical groups have come out in favor of the Federal Trade Commission’s decision to launch an inquiry into the business practices of the nation’s six largest pharmacy benefit managers, in order to scrutinize their impact on the acces…
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration, is investing close to $15 million in 29 organizations in rural communities to address psychostimulant misuse and related overdose deaths.
Health insurer Anthem, which will switch its branding to Elevance Health on June 28, has partnered with Happify Health to digitally address the physical and mental health of women.
Anthem framed the move as a means of supporting women through their mat…
The Federal Trade Commission is requiring the six largest pharmacy benefit managers to provide information and records regarding their business practices.
A policy that would cap cost sharing at $5,000 for traditional Medicare would reduce cost sharing for enrollees with the greatest healthcare needs by about 53%, according to data published this week by the Urban Institute.
Hospitals will experience a slowing of inpatient admissions but an increase in the length of adult inpatient stays, the latter being fueled in part by long COVID-19 and a rise in chronic conditions, according to a new report from Vizient and its subsid…
The American Hospital Association supports the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ proposal to delay the January 2023 start of the Radiation Oncology Model to a date determined through future rulemaking, the association told the agency today.
