Tuesday, October 25, 2022: Payers

JPMorgan announced it is partnering with Vera Whole Health to launch three new office-based primary care locations in Ohio. The launch is part of the collaboration between the company’s benefits team and Morgan Health, a new business unit within the firm focused on...

Tuesday, October 25, 2022: Payers

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced new requirements for the Special Focus Facility (SFF) Program to change how nursing homes are evaluated. CMS is making it harder for a low-quality nursing home to make it out of the SFF, which seeks to...

Tuesday, October 25, 2022: Providers

A survey of 600 physicians found that 95 percent are interest in learning about new clinical trials and innovative treatments, but most feel overwhelmed by the amount of information. The survey also revealed that physicians want information that reflects diversity of...

Tuesday, October 25, 2022: Providers

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is seeking to fine Merck for cutting off 340B sales to hospitals’ contract pharmacies. Merck previously told its covered entities that they must participate in...

Monday, October 24, 2022: Life Sciences

Pfizer plans to increase the price of its COVID-19 vaccine to between $110 to $130 per dose once the U.S. government’s purchasing program ends early next year. The price is roughly four times what the federal government pays per dose ($30). According to a Pfizer...

Monday, October 24, 2022: Life Sciences

Peter Marks, the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccines chief, said in an interview that he’s worried about the possibility of deploying another COVID-19 booster before next September or October because of the speed at which the virus is evolving. Marks...