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J&J still on pause as CDC panel reviews blood clotting concerns
The pause on the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine will continue as a federal panel reviews the cases of six women who received the vaccine and developed blood clots.
COVID-19 spurs rise in hospital mega mergers, finds Kaufman Hall
The number of hospital and health system mergers and acquisitions saw a sharp decline in the first quarter of the year, but the average transaction size soared, finds new analysis from industry consultant Kaufman Hall. This trend is a reversal from Q1 …
UnitedHealth Group posts $4.9 billion profit in the first quarter, beating expectations
UnitedHealth Group beat industry projections by earning $4.9 billion in profit during the first quarter, according to an earnings report released Thursday. That’s an increase of $3.4 billion from the same quarter in 2020.
House extends moratorium on 2% Medicare sequester cuts through 2021
In a vote of 384-38, the House on Tuesday passed a bill that eliminates the 2% cut to Medicare payments until the end of 2021.
However, the bill proposes to offset the change by increasing the sequester cuts in 2030.
WHY THIS MATTERS
The cuts were tri…
Blockchain, telehealth promise more efficiency as healthcare looks to bounce back from COVID-19
The battle against COVID-19 continues, with the pandemic exposing flaws and cracks in global healthcare systems that speak to big inefficiencies in the sector. These inefficiencies, many of them administrative in nature, touch all aspects of healthcare…
Anti-vaccination proponents inadvertently inspire pro-vaccination social media campaign
What can vaccine proponents, clinicians and public health communicators learn from “anti-vaxxers?” A lot, according to new guidance for pro-vaccination social media events written by University of Pittsburgh health scientists.
BCBS Minnesota launches kidney disease care program with DaVita’s VillageHealth
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota has become the latest insurer seeking to better manage the risk of patients afflicted with permanent kidney failure, with such patients now eligible to enroll in Medicare Advantage plans for the first time.
CDC and FDA pause Johnson & Johnson vaccine over rare blood clot concerns
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday announced they are pausing the Johnson & Johnson vaccine due to concerns of several rare blood clotting cases in individuals who have received the vaccine.
Microsoft doubles healthcare market with acquisition of Nuance
Microsoft is acquiring Nuance Communications in an all-cash transaction valued at $19.7 billion, inclusive of Nuance’s net debt.
The transaction is intended to close this year.
Nuance is a cloud and software provider of conversational AI and cloud…
