A group of Houston Methodist nurses threatened to walk off the job over the hospital’s mandate that they get vaccinated against COVID-19 by June 7 or be fired, according to abc13.
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Walgreens completes $6.5 billion wholesale pharmacy sale to AmerisourceBergen
Walgreens Boots Alliance has announced it has completed the sale of its Alliance Healthcare wholesale pharmacy business to AmerisourceBergen for $6.5 billion.
The sale includes $6.275 billion in cash and 2 million shares of AmerisourceBergen common sto…
CMS makes $80 million available for navigators in states with a federally-facilitated marketplace
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued the 2021 Navigator Notice of Funding Opportunity, which will make $80 million in grant funding available to Navigators in states with a federally facilitated marketplace for the 2022 plan year. …
Health plan leaders request inclusion of audio-only telehealth visits to MA risk adjustment
The groups said the move is imperative to ensure health costs are captured adequately and premiums remain stable.
A study in collaboration: 24 hospitals, one health record
The ONE initiative in northeastern Ontario ties 24 acute care hospitals to a single and shared electronic health information system.
ONE — One Person, One Record, One System — uses standardized, evidence-based clinical best practices across two doze…
Judge rules in favor of HHS in health plan lawsuit on Medicare Advantage star rating calculations
The health plans contend they lost their ability to improve their star ratings due to the CMS interim final rule.
Cost-sharing waivers for COVID-19 patients had substantial financial impact
Insurers should be mandated to continue to waive inpatient out-of-pocket costs, report says.
AHIP updates mission in bid to rebrand, commits to mental health and chronic care
Quality care, affordable coverage and collaboration with insurers are among the new tenets of the organization’s mission statement.
Sentara Healthcare, Cone Health call off affiliation
The organizations said their respective communities and stakeholders would be better served independently.
DOC bill would permanently fund physician training to serve high need areas
Physician shortages in primary care, which were exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, would get a boost from a new bill called the Doctors of Community Act.
