by Jordana Choucair | Dec 8, 2022 | Access & Coverage
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released new data indicating that 5.5 million people have enrolled in an Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace insurance plan in the first five weeks of open enrollment. That figure includes 1.2 million people who...
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 8, 2022 | Health IT
Amazon has ended its support for its HIPAA-compliant Alexa health tool and will delete all of the data by the end of the week. Amazon rolled out the tools on Alexa in 2019, offering applications with a collection of hospitals, as well as telehealth company Teladoc...
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 8, 2022 | Life Sciences
Pfizer and Moderna announced that the commercial prices of their COVID-19 vaccines will likely be between $82 and $130 per dose. The cost is approximately three to four times what the federal government has paid. The Biden administration has started to prepare for the...
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 8, 2022 | M&A
LHC Group and UnitedHealth Group disclosed to the Securities and Exchange Commission that their $5.4 billion proposed merger won’t consummate as planned by the end year. According to the filing, the agreement was extended until March 28, 2023 as the two...
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 8, 2022 | Providers
Hospitals in some non-Medicaid expansion states are pitching expansion to help solve the rural health crisis. According to state projections, expansion could generate $1 billion a year and create more than 11,000 jobs in Mississippi, $32 million in savings of over the...
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 8, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky said the agency needs more COVID-19 funding and authority from Congress to improve data reporting processes from states and providers. Her call for more support from Congress comes as the...
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