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

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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.

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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 Parduhn • 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 Parduhn • 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 Parduhn • 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 Parduhn • 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

Corporate employment of physicians surged during pandemic

A study by Avalere found that hospitals or other corporate entities are buying up independent physician groups at a rapid clip, raising concerns about increasing pressures on doctors.

By Susan Kelly • April 20, 2022

Healthcare worker training org aims to root out bias in care

The heightened racial unrest of 2020 revealed unmet needs and windows of opportunity to challenge structural racism.

By Carla Bell • April 20, 2022

Physician pay is climbing after early-pandemic slump

Doctors' financial compensation increased in the past year, resuming a longer-term trend though gender, racial and ethnic pay disparities persist.

By Susan Kelly • April 18, 2022

New York grants nurse practitioners full practice authority

It's the latest state that relaxed rules for nurse practitioners during the pandemic then decided to make those changes permanent. Half the states in the country now grant full practice authority to NPs.

By Hailey Mensik • April 13, 2022

Community health centers facing acute workforce loss

A majority of health centers reported they lost up to a fourth of their workforce in the past six months alone, according to a new survey from the National Association of Community Health Centers.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • April 13, 2022

'Where's the patient?': Experts question FDA's final recall guidance

While the guidance encouraged the use of electronic communications in recalls, a change experts have advocated for, some questioned why the agency did not address more problems with the system.

By Ricky Zipp • April 7, 2022

Nurses union fights in court for permanent COVID-19 protection rule

National Nurses United argued before a federal appeals court on Monday that an existing temporary emergency standard isn't enough to protect healthcare workers from the ongoing threat of COVID-19.

By Susan Kelly • April 5, 2022

Walmart opening 5 health 'superstores' in delayed Florida launch

The Florida locations will be the first Walmart Health centers to use a medical record built by health IT software giant Epic, as part of a partnership announced last year.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • April 5, 2022

Surprisingly, physician burnout could contribute to slightly better outcomes, new study suggests

But this doesn't indicate that physician burnout is beneficial or should be tolerated, researchers said, stressing that the relationship between burnout and outcomes is complex and needs further investigation.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • April 4, 2022

Hospital E/M visit charges continued to rise in 2020, Fair Health finds

Meanwhile, the percentage of claims for telehealth shot up from just 0.22% of all claims in 2019 to about 15% in 2020, as COVID-19 restrictions set in and patients worried of virus transmission.

By Shannon Muchmore • March 30, 2022

UnitedHealth to buy home health business LHC for $5.4B

A growing number of health insurers, private equity companies and hospitals are snapping up home health and hospice practices, with hopes for a substantial ROI.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • March 30, 2022

Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic

Hospitals overhauled their operations in COVID-19's early days. Now, two years into the pandemic, they are looking ahead at the future of their business, including revenue diversification and workforce stability.

March 29, 2022