by Jessica Casebolt | Sep 11, 2023 | Providers, Tea Leaves
Research from the March of Dimes shows that there has been a 2 percent rise in maternity care deserts since 2020. The report classified more than a third of all U.S. counties as maternity care deserts, meaning the county did not have any hospitals or birth centers...
by Jessica Casebolt | Sep 11, 2023 | Payers, Tea Leaves
A new report from KPMG found that health care mergers and acquisition activity hit a lull in the second quarter of 2023. There was a total of 245 deals in Q2 2023, 7 percent below deal volume in Q2 2022 and 41 percent below Q2 2021 levels. Forty-two percent of this...
by Jessica Casebolt | Sep 11, 2023 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
Ohio voters rejected an initiative that was largely seen as an effort to undercut a November vote on adding abortion rights to Ohio’s constitution. The measure, known as Issue 1, would have raised the threshold for amending the state’s constitution from a...
by Jessica Casebolt | Aug 2, 2023 | Providers, Tea Leaves
CVS Health is cutting approximately 5,000 jobs to save on costs amid its ongoing push into health care delivery. The layoffs will primarily affect corporate positions, and those affected will receive severance pay and benefits, including outplacement services. It does...
by Jessica Casebolt | Aug 2, 2023 | Payers, Tea Leaves
AmeriHealth Caritas announced that it would honor the payments already made toward 2023 plan year deductibles and out-of-pocket caps by former Friday Health Plans members who join AmeriHealth Caritas Next in North Carolina during a special open enrollment period...
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