Tuesday, August 30, 2022: Life Sciences

HHS announced it selected a Michigan-based to help fill vials with monkeypox vaccine Jynneos. The department’s $11 million investment in the Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing (GRAM) plant “solidifies a domestic manufacturing capability that will bring us more...

Tuesday, August 30, 2022: Payers

Cigna announced it will expand its Affordable Care Act market presence to three new states and dozens of new counties next year. Health plans will be available on the individual exchanges in Texas, Indiana, and South Carolina, in addition to 50 new counties in the...

Tuesday, August 30, 2022: Payers

A RAND study published in JAMA Health Forum found that higher-cost Medicare Advantage (MA) plans don’t always yield higher quality. Quality varied substantially within each premium cost tier studied, with people enrolled in the two higher-premium plan tiers...

Monday, August 29, 2022: Health IT

General Catalyst announced it is partnering with WellSpan Health to help the health system tackle challenges. The partnership will enable WellSpan to tap into General Catalyst’s “health assurance” network of health care technology companies and give the health system...

Monday, August 29, 2022: Life Sciences

The federal government announced it no longer supply free at-home COVID-19 tests via the U.S. Postal Service effective Friday, September 2. The announcement, posted to the federal government’s COVID-19 website, said that the program is being suspended because...