by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 16, 2024 | Providers, Tea Leaves
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is locking in its enforcement strategy to keep health care providers from blocking access to electronic health information. On Monday morning, the department released its final rule outlining disincentives for eligible...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 16, 2024 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders, Tea Leaves
A judge intervened to halt the transfer of $115 million from Arizona’s share of the national opioid settlement, which lawmakers had recently approved to help offset a significant budget deficit of nearly $1.4 billion. Attorney General Kris Mayes filed a lawsuit...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 16, 2024 | Mental Health, Tea Leaves
Recent data indicates a gradual improvement in youth mental health following significant declines during the COVID-19 pandemic, though some metrics still lag behind pre-pandemic levels. In several states, including North Carolina, Washington, and Colorado, surveys...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 16, 2024 | Life Sciences, Tea Leaves
Novo Nordisk has announced plans to construct a $4.1 billion factory in Clayton, North Carolina, aimed at addressing shortages of its popular weight-loss and diabetes drugs, Wegovy and Ozempic. This move comes amidst widespread patient difficulties in accessing GLP-1...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jun 24, 2024 | Payers, Tea Leaves, Uncategorized
Florida’s Medicaid spending on emergency health care for undocumented migrants has significantly decreased following Governor Ron DeSantis’ crackdown on illegal immigration, coinciding with his presidential campaign efforts. DeSantis’ legislation...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jun 24, 2024 | M&A, Tea Leaves
Kaiser-backed Risant Health has signed a definitive agreement to acquire North Carolina-based hospital system Cone Health, now the second system to join Risant Health, a nonprofit formed to build a national value-based care network. The two organizations were in talks...
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