by Jessica Casebolt | Jun 5, 2023 | M&A, Tea Leaves
BJC HealthCare of St. Louis and Saint Luke’s Health System of Kansas City said that they are exploring a merger that could create a 28-hospital academic health system valued at around $10 billion. The combined company wouldn’t have geographic overlap,...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jun 5, 2023 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
On Friday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law a bill that bars transgender kids from getting puberty blockers and hormone therapies, though the new law could face legal challenges before it takes effect on September 1. Senate Bill 14’s passage brings to the...
by Jessica Casebolt | May 31, 2023 | Providers, Tea Leaves
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released a new survey of nursing professionals, in which 80 percent of respondents said they have seen or experienced racism from patients, and 60 percent from colleagues. The survey found that fewer than 1 in 4 nurses reported the...
by Jessica Casebolt | May 31, 2023 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders, Tea Leaves
The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on 17 people and entities based in China and Mexico who it accused of enabling production of counterfeit fentanyl-laced pills, as the Biden administration seeks to stem imports of the deadly drug. The Treasury Department...
by Jessica Casebolt | May 31, 2023 | Inequities and SDOH, Tea Leaves
OptumRx launched initiatives designed to expand the services available at community and rural pharmacies amid a looming legislative crackdown on pharmacy benefit managers’ business practices. The PBM, which is owned by UnitedHealth Group, will work with pharmacies in...
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