Category: Healthcare Finance News

HHS announces $15 million in funding opportunities for behavioral health in nursing homes

The Department of Health and Human Services is announcing a funding opportunity of nearly $15 million for a three-year federal grant to establish a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) program meant to strengthen behaviora…

Oscar shareholder claims insurer misled IPO investors 

Oscar Health shareholder Lorin Carpenter is suing Oscar Health CEO Mario Schlosser and others asking for class action status, claiming the insurer misled investors about the costs associated with COVID-19 when they bought Class A common stock in the co…

FDA expands eligibility for Pfizer COVID-19 booster to children 5-11

Under emergency use authorization, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded eligibility for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster vaccine to children 5 to 11 years old. People in that age group are now cleared for a single booster dose of the …

Employers, insurers paid hospitals more than double Medicare rates, finds RAND

Employers and health insurers paid hospitals about 224% above what Medicare would have paid in 2020, according to a new RAND report comparing private insurer payments to Medicare rates.

Public health emergency will continue beyond July, Bloomberg reports

The Department of Health and Human Services will extend the public health emergency beyond the current end date of July 15, Bloomberg has reported.

BCBS South Carolina partners with Solera on mental, musculoskeletal health

In a partnership with Solera Health, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina is expanding its personalized health and wellness program to include mental and musculoskeletal health offerings. 
Solera Health is an independent company that built a customiz…

Dartmouth Health, GraniteOne Health merger nixed after New Hampshire AG objects

Dartmouth Health and GraniteOne Health, both based in New Hampshire, are ditching their plans to merge into a single entity after objections from the state’s attorney general, who said the consolidation would result in higher healthcare prices.

AHA and ANA praise leniency in sentencing for RaDonda Vaught

The American Hospital Association and the American Nurses Association said they are grateful for the court’s leniency in sentencing former nurse RaDonda Vaught to three-years probation instead of prison time for giving the wrong drug to a 75-year old p…

Intermountain names Tiffany Capeles as its first Chief Equity Officer

After an extensive national search, Intermountain Healthcare has selected Tiffany Capeles, a nationally recognized diversity leader, as the health system’s first chief equity officer, the system has announced.

National Institutes of Health teams with WHO to license COVID-19 technologies

The National Institutes of Health has announced an agreement with the World Health Organization and the Medicines Patent Pool to make COVID-19 health technologies available worldwide.