Wednesday, September 14, 2022: Payers

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) published a study indicating that the No Surprises Act could lead to 3.5 million more emergency department visits annually. The study’s authors conducted a state-level analysis comparing emergency department visits...

Wednesday, September 14, 2022: Providers

University of Chicago Medicine (UChicago Medicine) and AdventHealth announced they signed a definitive agreement to enter into an affiliation. Under the agreement, UChicago Medicine will acquire a controlling interest in AdventHealth’s Great Lakes Region,...

Wednesday, September 14, 2022: Health IT

Key health industry leaders sent a letter urging Senate leaders to issue an extension of Medicare telehealth flexibilities for two years after the COVID-19 public health emergency officially ends.The 375+ health systems, health-related companies, and trade...

Tuesday, September 13, 2022: Life Sciences

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will consider Perrigo Co. PLC’s application to make its daily birth control pill available over the counter during a joint meeting on November 18. If the FDA’s Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee and Obstetrics,...

Tuesday, September 13, 2022: Life Sciences

An analysis conducted by the Community Oncology Alliance (COA) found that safety net hospitals are marking up the cost of drugs they buy through the federal 340B drug program by as much as 11 times the cost. The COA examined self-reported drug pricing data for 49 of...