by Jordana Choucair | Jul 6, 2022 | Payers
Last week Cigna closed the divestiture of its life, accident, and supplemental benefits business in Asia to Chubb in a deal valued at $5.4 billion. The divestiture covers assets across six markets in the Asia-Pacific region. Cigna said it plans to use the proceeds...
by Jordana Choucair | Jul 6, 2022 | Providers
CMS proposed the creation of a new provider designation for rural hospitals that seeks to prevent closures and improve access to care. The proposed rule aligns with Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, which created the new rural emergency hospital provider type...
by Jordana Choucair | Jul 6, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new data indicating that a new omicron subvariant known as BA.5 now comprises most U.S. COVID-19 cases. According to the data, BA.5 now makes up 53.6 percent of U.S. cases and BA.4 makes up another 16.5...
by Jordana Choucair | Jul 5, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
A study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that addressing social needs like housing, food security, and transportation could reduce hospital inpatient admission rates by 11 percent and emergency department visits by 4 percent. The intervention...
by Jordana Choucair | Jul 5, 2022 | Life Sciences
Pfizer’s success in developing COVID-19 vaccines and medicines has not only helped the company yield record revenue but has also given the drugmaker unusual weight in determining U.S. health policy. Based on internal research conducted by Kaiser Health News, the...
by Jordana Choucair | Jul 5, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
A federal judge on Monday ruled in favor of three major U.S. drug distributors in a landmark lawsuit that accused them of fueling the opioid crisis in Cabell County, West Virginia. The county and the city of Huntington argued that AmerisourceBergen Drug Co., Cardinal...
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