by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 11, 2024 | D.C. News, Tea Leaves
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has named its first chief competition officer, a new role that aims to boost competition in health care in an effort to lower rising costs and crackdown on corporate greed. The agency announced Monday that Stacy...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 11, 2024 | Providers, Tea Leaves
Since COVID-19 struck, many providers have continued to invest in new facilities and expand services, despite the financial challenges related to the pandemic. Projects temporarily stalled and new developments were put on hold, but it wasn’t long before systems...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 11, 2024 | Payers, Tea Leaves
Elevance Health and its state-based subsidiaries initiated a lawsuit against the federal government last week demanding the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) undo technical changes to the star ratings program, recalculate scores, and redetermine quality...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 11, 2024 | Inequities and SDOH, Tea Leaves
Uber Health and analytics company Socially Determined are collaborating to help providers and payers link patients with resources like rides to medical appointments and grocery and prescription medication delivery. The two companies are partnering to bring an...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 11, 2024 | Health IT, Tea Leaves
Amazon plans to collaborate with digital health companies to connect customers with virtual care benefits for managing conditions like diabetes and hypertension. The online retail giant tapped virtual-first chronic care provider Omada Health as its first...
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