by Jordana Choucair | Oct 6, 2022 | Providers
A new report found that several hospitals are violating a requirement to post the prices for common goods and services online. The report, published by consumer advocacy group PatientRightsAdvocates.org, compared 20 price disclosures made by hospitals and health...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 6, 2022 | Providers
According to a new poll from Gallup and West Health, 44 percent of Americans think the entire U.S. health care system is poor or failing. Seventy-five percent of Americans gave U.S. health care affordability a D or F rating, with 33 percent saying health care...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 5, 2022 | D.C. News
President Joe Biden intends to nominate Surgeon General Vivek Murthy to serve as the U.S. representative on the World Health Organization’s executive board. The decision sets the stage for the U.S. to have its first Senate-confirmed member on the board since...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 5, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) awarded nine health care organizations its new health equity accreditation. Each of the organizations participated in an eight-month-long pilot of the Health Equity Accreditation (HEA) Plus program—intended for...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 5, 2022 | Life Sciences
Juul Labs Inc. has started informal discussions on debtor-in-possession financing for a potential Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned Juul products on U.S. shelves in June and the company has faced a number of lawsuits. Last month, the...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 5, 2022 | Life Sciences
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority awarded Vir Biotechnology Inc. a multiyear, $55 million contract to develop drugs that combat seasonal and pandemic flu viruses. The deal includes the option...
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