by Jordana Choucair | Feb 17, 2022 | Providers
New research indicates that for-profit hospitals had higher unreimbursed Medicaid cost-to-expense ratios than nonprofit hospitals, despite nonprofits receiving tax exemptions for yielding community benefits like providing uncompensated care. Texas had the highest...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 17, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
Several Democrat Senators sent a letter asking the Department of Justice (DOJ) to consider possible criminal charges for Sackler family members on top of the department’s previously resolved civil and criminal investigations into Purdue. The senators noted that...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 17, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
The CDC reported that overdose deaths hit a record high last year as the COVID-19 pandemic upended society and daily lives. According to the agency, 104,288 people died from an overdose in the 12-month period that ended in September 2021, marking an increase of nearly...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 17, 2022 | M&A
VillageMD announced it has acquired patient education company Healthy Interactions to strengthen patient-provider relationships in chronic care management. Healthy Interactions’ interactive educational platform offers virtual, in-person and hybrid sessions to help...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 17, 2022 | Life Sciences
White House officials said they’ve shipped 50 million free at-home COVID-19 tests to U.S. households, representing about 85 percent of initial orders, with the rest of the tests to be sent in the coming days. They also said they are working on a plan to...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 17, 2022 | D.C. News
Congress has less than two days to pass a short-term funding extension to avoid a government shutdown on Friday. It remains unclear when the Senate will vote on the continuing resolution, which would keep the government open by extending funding through March 11....
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