[ad_1] Teladoc Health and Amwell, two of the largest telehealth companies, this week posted gains in their revenue for 2021, building on a spike experienced in the first […]
Blue Cross execs: Pandemic proved fee-for-service healthcare payment model is broken. Here’s how to fix it.
[ad_1] It’s no shock to anyone reading this that there is an affordability crisis in American healthcare. And while much of the focus is rightly centered on the […]
CDC to significantly ease pandemic mask guidelines Friday
[ad_1] The Biden administration will significantly loosen federal mask-wearing guidelines to protect against COVID-19 transmission on Friday, according to two people familiar with the matter, meaning most Americans […]
Amedisys buying home health assets in North Carolina, increased profits 14% in 2021
[ad_1] Amedisys announced it will purchase the home health assets of AssistedCare Home Health and RH Homecare Services—which conducts business as AssistedCare of the Carolinas—effective around April 1, […]
Providers push for higher reimbursement as Congress debates mental health legislation
[ad_1] Providers, patient advocates and key lawmakers are taking aim at health insurers as Congress drafts legislation to tackle the behavioral health crisis, arguing that low reimbursement rates […]
Medicare Advantage plans gain record hold on the market in 2021, study says
[ad_1] For-profit plans grabbed 85% of new enrollees last year, according to analysis by The Chartis Group. More older adults bought into Medicare Advantage last year than ever […]
Centene CEO Michael Neidorff to take leave of absence
[ad_1] Centene Corp. Chairman and CEO Michael Neidorff is taking a medical leave of absence effective immediately, the insurer said Thursday. St. Louis-based Centene named James Dallas as […]
Canada authorizes first plant-based COVID-19 vaccine
[ad_1] Canada has become the first country to authorize use of a plant-based COVID-19 vaccine. Canadian regulators said Thursday Medicago’s two-dose vaccine can be given to adults ages […]
As ‘stealth omicron’ advances, scientists are learning more
[ad_1] The coronavirus mutant widely known as “stealth omicron” is now causing more than a third of new omicron cases around the world, but scientists still don’t know […]
Texas judge sides with docs in surprise billing lawsuit
[ad_1] A Texas federal judge on Wednesday upended the arbitration process providers and insurers can use to settle out-of-network billing disputes by vacating parts of a Biden administration […]