by Jordana Choucair | Jan 24, 2022 | Health IT
A study conducted by Cigna found that virtual care can reduce unnecessary ER or urgent care visits by 19 percent. The study, conducted alongside its telehealth arm MDLive, found that virtual urgent care visits reduced duplication of care by 16 percent compared to...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 24, 2022 | Access & Coverage
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration to force the reinstatement of the state’s Medicaid waiver. The Trump administration approved the plan, which would have imposed work requirements and premiums. Last month, HHS informed...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 21, 2022 | Health IT
A new CB Insights report found that the digital health industry raised a record $57.2 billion in 2021, an increase of 79 percent since 2020. Telehealth received the most funding at $17.6 billion, followed by health IT startups ($8.6 billion), mental wellness and...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 21, 2022 | Access & Coverage
The Supreme Court rejected the latest attempt to block the six-week abortion ban in Texas. Abortion providers had asked the Supreme Court to send the case back to a federal district court, where the judge presiding over their challenge had previously blocked the Texas...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 21, 2022 | M&A
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and the Association of Academic Health Centers (AAHC) announced the organizations have approved a merger agreement. The merger, set to take effect on April 1, will combine AAHC with AAMC’s membership of 155...
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