UnitedHealth to offer some drugs, including insulin, at no cost share in 2023

The new offering is a bid to address inflationary pressures and prevent worse health outcomes down the line, CEO Andrew Witty told investors Friday.

By Rebecca Pifer • July 15, 2022

CMS proposed payment rule includes major updates for ACOs

Changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program would give some accountable care organizations more time to ramp up to performance-based risk and updated quality reporting.

By Shannon Muchmore • July 8, 2022

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Payer/provider relationships

As M&A intensifies and companies embrace more holistic and value-based care models, partnerships have become more closely intertwined.

By Healthcare Dive staff

SSM Health acquires academic medical group, deepening ties to St. Louis University

For decades, the SLUCare Physician Group has provided medical services at a number of SSM Health hospitals. The system now has a range of resources it can offer, from community-based clinicians to academic specialists.

By Samantha Liss • July 6, 2022

Healing within the healthcare community starts with empathy

The U.S. healthcare system can’t take much more employee turnover without compromising care. Overwhelmed and overworked, many healthcare workers don’t feel safe and supported, Qualtrics’ CMO argues.

By Adrienne Boissy • July 5, 2022

Aetna rolls back prior authorization requirement for cataract surgery

The payer said its decision came after analyzing real-time data when the requirement was in place and that it will continue to perform retrospective reviews.

By Shannon Muchmore • June 30, 2022

HHS to send out more monkeypox vaccines as CDC activates emergency center

The distribution will take place on a four-tier basis with areas that have the highest case rates coming first. Within the tiers, priority will be based on the number of people at risk for monkeypox who have preexisting conditions.

By Shannon Muchmore • June 30, 2022

CVS long-term care unit Omnicare taps new president

Ahmed Hassan, who will assume the role Friday, will be tasked with leading CVS’ long-term care business and formulating business strategy.

By Sydney Halleman • June 30, 2022

How the decision overturning Roe v. Wade is changing healthcare

Many provider groups protested the 6-3 decision, with the American Medical Association saying it was "deeply disturbed" by the court overturning Roe v. Wade, which was precedent for almost half a century.

By Shannon Muchmore • Updated July 5, 2022

Almost half of nation's OB-GYN residents train in states poised to ban abortion

Physicians warn that the Supreme Court ruling will have a dire impact on training, ultimately affecting patient care.

By Samantha Liss • June 28, 2022

Some state abortion laws put on hold as providers grapple with aftermath of Dobbs decision

In Louisiana and Utah, judges put temporary holds on abortion bans and set future court dates to litigate the issue. Other states still have trigger laws currently in effect.

By Shannon Muchmore • June 28, 2022

Health services M&A slowed in Q1, but rebound anticipated

Private equity and corporate funding remains available and is driving competition for assets, especially for physician medical groups, home health organizations and long-term care facilities.

By Susan Kelly • June 27, 2022

‘Chaos’ from state abortion bans going into effect will have legal, criminal implications for providers

The effect of the Supreme Court’s opinion has been felt by providers, medical groups and hospitals across the country, including primary care doctors and emergency physicians.

By Shannon Muchmore • June 24, 2022

Firearm-safety law is move toward acknowledging gun violence as public health issue, physicians say

Medical associations representing physicians voiced their support for the legislation and have recently strengthened their messaging on gun reform following mass shootings.

By Hailey Mensik • June 24, 2022

Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, ending constitutional right to abortion

Most abortions are now banned in at least 13 states, as a flurry of laws restricting the procedure came into effect following the Supreme Court’s highly controversial decision.

By Sydney Halleman • June 24, 2022

The doctor's visit of the future will be like having coffee with a friend. Here's why

Solv Health CMO Robert Rohatsch contends that digital healthcare transformation will help GPs finally get back to what most of us really want to do in the first place — keep patients healthy.

By Robert Rohatsch • June 22, 2022

Molina to pay $4.6M to settle False Claim Act allegations

The settlement comes after whistleblowers brought a suit against Molina and a former subsidiary, alleging care at Massachusetts-based behavioral health clinics was given by inadequately trained and unsupervised clinicians.

By Sydney Halleman • June 22, 2022

Walgreens Health Corners network swells with new Buckeye partnership in Ohio

The Health Corner concept, mirroring efforts by retail pharmacy rivals CVS Health and Walmart, is central to Walgreens’ push to capture a greater slice of the care continuum and the corresponding revenue.

By Rebecca Pifer • June 21, 2022

AMA presses policies on abortion, guns, climate at annual meeting

The AMA announced over 20 policies including those that declared climate change a public health crisis, urged the FDA to make over-the-counter oral contraceptives accessible and more.

By Sydney Halleman • June 21, 2022

Oak Street to enter 21st state with launch of Colorado clinics

The value-based primary care network also plans to enter additional cities in existing states with new centers in Augusta, Georgia; Lexington, Kentucky; and Grand Rapids, Michigan.

By Rebecca Pifer • June 7, 2022

Healthcare payrolls recovering, still lag pre-pandemic levels

Hospitals led growth in healthcare jobs in May as the industry slowly rebuilds its pandemic-shaken workforce.

By Susan Kelly • June 6, 2022

Rite Aid forays into care delivery for rural seniors with new Homeward partnership

The new Homeward partnership is Rite Aid's first effort to bring clinical services to its stores, following in the tracks of rivals like CVS Health and Walgreens.

By Rebecca Pifer • June 2, 2022

Healthcare's special role in decarbonization

Few industries will need to navigate the effects of a changing climate more than healthcare.

May 23, 2022

Rising Google searches for procedures suggest recovering demand, analysts say

Searches for surgeries like orthopaedics, general surgery and cardiovascular procedures are above pre-pandemic levels, providing another data point to indicate that demand is recovering, according to a Needham report.

By Nick Paul Taylor • May 11, 2022

'Very false and misleading' criticisms over direct contracting stoked model controversy, stakeholders say

Political ire around direct contracting that came to a head earlier this year was rooted in a "real lack of understanding," one CEO of a physician group said at NAACOS' spring conference.

By Rebecca Pifer • April 29, 2022

HHS warns providers of 'exceptionally aggressive' ransomware group

The Hive group practices double extortion — demanding payment to free data it has encrypted while also threatening to release the unencrypted data publicly.

By Shannon Muchmore • April 21, 2022