by Jordana Choucair | Aug 22, 2022 | M&A
Amazon will reportedly submit a bid for Signify Health Inc., joining CVS Health Corp., Option Care Health Inc., and UnitedHealth Group Inc. in their quest for the home health care services provider. Signify is set to hold a board meeting today to discuss its options....
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 22, 2022 | Payers
The Biden administration released a final rule banning surprise medical bills after suffering several legal setbacks to the No Surprises Act.Most notably, the final rule provides new details for the independent dispute resolution process, eliminating the requirement...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 22, 2022 | Payers
Aon released a report projecting that employer health costs could increase by 6.5 percent next year – more than double the 3 percent increase that employers saw in 2022. According to the report, the average costs per employee will reach $13,800 in 2023, compared to...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 19, 2022 | Life Sciences
The Biden administration announced Danish-based Bavarian Nordic entered into an agreement with U.S.-based contract manufacturer Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing (GRAM) to produce monkeypox vaccines. According to officials, the technology transfer of the production...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 19, 2022 | Mental Health
As part of the Biden administration’s ongoing efforts to address the nation’s mental health crisis, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced three key actions to ensure children have access to high quality health care. The Centers for Medicare...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 19, 2022 | Mental Health
A new Kaiser Family Foundation brief explains existing parity requirements and highlights key policy issues raised by regulators and advocates that could be addressed in the future. The brief specifically examines four policy issues: 1) simplifying parity standards to...
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