Wednesday, April 13, 2022: D.C. News

The Biden administration plans to announce today $43 billion in grants to rural health care providers in 22 states to improve access to health care. The grants are the first stage of allocations from $475 million set aside for rural health care organizations through...

Wednesday, April 13, 2022: Life Sciences

A recent report from the American Society of Health-System Pharmacist found that drug spend in the U.S. increased 7.7 percent in 2021. The increase was driven by utilization (a 4.8 percent increase), price (a 1.9 percent increase), and new drugs (a 1.1 percent)....

Wednesday, April 13, 2022: Mental Health

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended that children between the ages of 8 and 18 should be examined for anxiety and that minors between the ages of 12 and 18 should be screened for depressive disorder. However, the panel recommended against routine...

Wednesday, April 13, 2022: Providers

BHSH System, the newly formed combination of Beaumont Health and Spectrum Health, announced a $19 million investment to expand the nurse training pipeline in western Michigan. Half of the funding will support a collaboration with Grand Valley State University to train...