by Jordana Choucair | Nov 8, 2022 | Payers
The number of older adults enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans has more than doubled over the last decade to 28 million individuals in 2022, representing 45 percent of all eligible enrollees. By 2025, more than half of all eligible beneficiaries are expected to...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 8, 2022 | Transition to Value
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center released a strategy to test models and innovations that support access to high-quality, integrated specialty care across the patient journey. The strategy is comprised of key learnings and...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 7, 2022 | M&A
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. subsidiary VillageMD is nearing a deal to combine with Summit Health in a deal worth roughly $9 billion including debt. Summit Health owns CityMD, which operates a chain of medical clinics in over 370 locations in the U.S. and has over...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 7, 2022 | Mental Health, Payers
A Gallup survey of nearly 16,000 working adults in the U.S. found that nearly one in five workers rate their mental health as only “fair” or “poor,” with those employees taking an average of 12 unplanned days off annually. The researchers...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 7, 2022 | Providers
The Children’s Hospital Association (CHA) wrote a letter urging congressional leaders to prioritize widespread pediatric behavioral health care needs, workforce shortages, and continued insurance coverage for children. The letter outlined five recommendations: enhance...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 4, 2022 | Mental Health
The National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) Foundation will host a webinar on Monday discussing the unmet health needs of incarcerated people. Tune-in as leading health experts – including Vikki Wachino, Executive Director of the Health and Reentry...
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