[ad_1] Congress will include a months-long extension of telehealth flexibilities in a package to fund the government, fulfilling a key ask made by providers and advocates. Under a […]
OSHA to crack down on COVID-19 safety violations
[ad_1] The Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Wednesday will start a round of follow-up inspections of hospitals, nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities that previously received citations […]
Five Blues plans add Amazon’s drug discount card to benefits
[ad_1] Amazon Pharmacy partnered with five Blue Cross and Blue Shield insurers and their pharmacy benefit manager to integrate its drug discount card into their healthcare coverage, the […]
Nursing home lobby requests meeting with feds on Biden’s enforcement plans
[ad_1] The lead lobbying organization for nursing homes wants a sit-down with President Joe Biden and his top health officials to talk about the White House’s plans to […]
Insurers, pharmacists at odds over CMS proposal to curb clawbacks
[ad_1] Insurers say the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ proposal to stop pharmacy benefit managers from clawing back fees from pharmacies goes against Medicare law, setting the […]
Optum, Aetna must face employer ‘dummy code’ class-action
[ad_1] The U.S. Supreme Court denied OptumHealth’s bid to drop a class-action, which alleges the company worked with Aetna to fraudulently pass on administrative costs to patients and […]
Dueling Opinions: Thinking about the new normal post pandemic
[ad_1] Do you believe we’re at the stage of the COVID-19 pandemic where the industry can finally start to think about the new normal? Dr. Amy Compton-Phillips: Let […]
Mask mandates go away in schools, but parent worries persist
[ad_1] Major school districts around the country are allowing students into classrooms without masks for the first time in nearly two years, eliminating rules that stirred up intense […]
Staff shortages, deferred treatment driving changes in care models
[ad_1] “Mortality rates for Black people during the pandemic have been higher,” Wynia said. “What really got people’s concerns raised was you could have a perfect scoring system […]
Commentary: Smaller, independent health systems can use size to their advantage
[ad_1] As CEO of an independent, not-for-profit health system in California’s Bay Area, where healthcare giants are many, I am well aware of the assumption that smaller players […]