Thursday, July 20, 2023: Providers

Stanford Health Care’s resident physicians, who unionized last year, rallied in front of the hospital Wednesday to demand improved pay, working conditions, and care standards as they continue to negotiate their first contract. The physicians, represented by the...

Thursday, July 20, 2023: Payers

Colorado insurance officials announced Wednesday that despite their best efforts, they cannot keep troubled insurtech Friday Health Plans afloat and will instead liquidate the company on August 31. State officials put Friday Health Plans into receivership on June 21...

Thursday, July 20, 2023: Health IT

An effort to get the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to pull a widely used prescription drug monitoring software package off the market is stoking a broader debate over how much technology is influencing opioid prescribing. The Center for U.S. Policy says Bamboo...

Wednesday, July 19, 2023: Providers

In the past 10 years, there has been a dramatic shift in physician practice ownership as less than half of doctors now work in private practices, according to a new analysis. Between 2012 and 2022 the share of physicians working in private practices fell from 60...

Wednesday, July 19, 2023: Payers

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) could remove PET scan restrictions to better determine whether patients qualify for new drugs and to shine a light on whether a drug is slowing cognitive decline in people with Alzheimer’s disease symptoms. The...