[ad_1] The U.S. on Wednesday authorized its first update to COVID-19 vaccines, booster doses that target today’s most common omicron strain. Shots could begin within days. The move […]

[ad_1] Geisinger ramped up its telehealth behavioral services over the past year, reducing its backlog of patients from 18,000 to 3,000. The Danville, Pennsylvania-based integrated health system has expanded […]

[ad_1] Oscar Health’s first full-service technology deal has ended before it really got off the ground. Health First Shared Services, a Florida-based not-for-profit integrated provider and insurer,  “has indicated that […]

[ad_1] Highmark Health’s insurance arm boosted the integrated health system’s finances during the first six months of the year amid investment losses, inflation, and rising labor and supply […]

[ad_1] More than half of accountable care organizations in the Medicare Shared Savings Program generated savings last year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Tuesday.  These ACOs […]

[ad_1] Cleveland Clinic is the latest health system to see its earnings hurt by investment losses, posting a $1.07 billion net loss in the first half of 2022. Expenses […]

[ad_1] Cigna has tapped health information-technology veteran Dr. David Brailer as its first chief health officer. Brailer, who also will serve as an executive vice president at Bloomfield, Connecticut-based […]

[ad_1] Nursing homes may get more time to certify temporary nurse aides hired under relaxed training rules during the COVID-19 pandemic.  In revised guidance issued Monday, Centers for […]

[ad_1] The surprise billing arbitration process has gotten off to a rocky start.  Insurers are accusing providers of submitting every possible claim, even when they know some cases […]