Rebecca Pifer
Reporter | @RebeccaMPiferRebecca covers the healthcare industry with a particular focus on digital health and public policy. She is a University of Virginia grad with degrees in English and Psychology.
861 articles by Rebecca Pifer
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The future of ONC's interoperability framework hinges on adoption. But the agency — and industry — is optimistic
Jan. 21, 2022 -
IBM to sell Watson Health division to private equity firm
Jan. 21, 2022 -
Study finds racial bias in how clinicians describe patients in medical records
Jan. 20, 2022 -
UnitedHealth reiterates MA growth expectations for 2022 as profits eclipse $4B
Jan. 19, 2022 -
Biden administration publishes long-awaited TEFCA interoperability framework
Jan. 18, 2022 -
Providers concerned about staffing shortages post-SCOTUS vaccination mandate ruling
Jan. 14, 2022 -
Medical cost growth trailed that of other industries in 2021
Jan. 13, 2022 -
Teladoc ups revenue, visit expectations for 2021
Jan. 11, 2022 -
Digital health funding reaches record $29.1B in 2021
Jan. 11, 2022 -
Becerra orders CMS to reassess Medicare premiums after Aduhelm cost cut
Jan. 10, 2022 -
Telehealth use reached pandemic low in October, per tracker
Jan. 10, 2022 -
Biden admin proposes stricter network adequacy, marketing standards for MA plans
Jan. 7, 2022 -
Vera Whole Health to acquire navigation player Castlight in $370M deal, including Anthem investment
Jan. 6, 2022 -
Molina closes $60M acquisition of Cigna's Medicaid contracts in Texas
Jan. 5, 2022 -
UnitedHealthcare permanently shelves controversial ER coverage changes following confusion
Jan. 4, 2022 -
Huge variance in state costs for complex hospitalizations from COVID-19, analysis finds
Dec. 15, 2021 -
Humana, Centene sue slate of drugmakers, alleging anticompetitive practices to protect HIV drug monopoly
Dec. 14, 2021 -
Employers report highest annual increase in per-employee health costs in over a decade
Dec. 13, 2021 -
New CVS primary care locations to include physicians for first time
Dec. 10, 2021 -
Senate passes legislation to avoid Medicare cuts in year-end sprint
Dec. 8, 2021 -
Medicare Advantage quality bonus program hasn't improved quality, study finds
Dec. 8, 2021 -
Bright Health nabs $750M capital infusion with help from new investor (and competitor) Cigna
Dec. 8, 2021 -
COVID-19 drops out of top telehealth diagnoses in September even as virtual care use rises
Dec. 7, 2021 -
Medicare telehealth visits increased 63-fold from 2019 to 2020, new government data shows
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CVS, Microsoft ink alliance to develop digital health, personalized products
Dec. 2, 2021