CVS Health plans to grow its business of selling individual coverage under the Affordable Care Act for 2023 to four new states.
Category: healthcare
From AIDS To Covid To Monkeypox: Experts Agree Inequalities Drive Public Health Crises
Infectious disease expert Dave Wessner reports from the 24th International AIDS Conference, where the big picture focused on how everyone should have access to scientific advancements that improve public health.
A Predictable Surprise: Twelve Years After Obamacare And We Are Worse Off Than Ever
In a recent analysis from the Commonwealth Fund, the U.S. ranked last on measures relating to access to care, administrative efficiency, equity, and overall health care outcomes, even though we devote nearly twice as much of our GDP as the average OECD…
U.S. Prescription Drug Market Lacks Certain Competitive Features: Case Of Biosimilars
A regularly heard talking point is that follow-on drugs, such as biosimilars and generics, will bring down prices through competition. But, they don’t invariably do so. PBMs may favor more expensive branded products over similar or even bioequivalent v…
This Startup Just Raised $50 Million To Bring More Doctors To Rural Areas
Homeward Health, founded by former Livongo executives, also announced a partnership with Priority Health to provide services to Medicare Advantage beneficiaries.
CVS Reports $3 Billion In Profits As Health Plans And Drugstore Services Grow
CVS reported nearly $3 billion in second quarter profits as its health plans and health services at drugstores and clinics grew.
Disclosing Disability Just Got Easier With New HR Software Disclo
Employers can’t collect accommodation information in their standard softwares due to HIPAA regulations. So, companies have opted to collect this information on spreadsheets or post-it notes. Olson and Keane’s new venture, Disclo, is on a mission to cha…
Kansas’ Vote To Keep Abortion Rights Bodes Well For More State Measures
Kansas voters overwhelmingly rejected an amendment that would have removed abortion rights from the state constitution.
What Exactly Are All Those Electrical Impulses In Your Brain?
This article is the first in a series that will explore the neurophysiology of neurons in the brain: How they communicate, and how the brain as a result represents and processes information.
After Roe: ‘Women’s Health’ Needs A New And Bolder Narrative
In response to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, I’ve been pondering on the role men and fathers play in the lives of women to have or not have children.
