by Jordana Choucair | Sep 20, 2022 | Health IT
A New York Times article discusses how data gaps have undermined the federal government’s ability to respond to public health emergencies. The article points out that while the federal government has invested over $38 billion to modernize private hospitals’ and health...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 20, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
The Urban Institute released a report revealing that individuals with public insurance or no insurance are twice as likely as those with private insurance to experience unfair treatment in health care settings. Over 17 percent of adults with public coverage and 13.9...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 20, 2022 | M&A
A federal judge rejected the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) antitrust challenge to UnitedHealth Group Inc.’s $13 billion acquisition of Change Healthcare Inc. Judge Carl Nichols kept the full opinion under seal due to “competitively sensitive...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 20, 2022 | M&A
McKesson Corp. announced it signed a definitive agreement to buy Rx Savings Solutions for up to $875 million. The company will pay $600 million upfront to the private pharmaceutical tech firm in a deal expected to close in the second half of fiscal 2023. McKesson...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 20, 2022 | Mental Health
Senators committed to addressing mental health care parity are encountering resistance from insurer and employer groups. The Labor Department found this year that “health insurance issuers are failing to deliver parity for mental health and substance-use...
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