Wednesday, January 26, 2022: D.C. News

The Senate Health Committee leadership unveiled bipartisan legislation aimed at improving the U.S. preparedness for pandemics. The legislation would bolster disease surveillance capabilities, clarify the role of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),...

Wednesday, January 26, 2022: D.C. News

The Biden administration withdrew its employer vaccine-or-test mandate after the Supreme Court blocked the requirement from being enforced, ruling that it was a federal overreach. The motion asked to have the existing lawsuits that were filed against the employer...

Tuesday, January 25, 2022: Providers

The Health Care Council of Chicago (HC3) is hosting their 2022 State of Chicago Healthcare Forum, sponsored by the Illinois Health and Hospital Association (IHA), on Wednesday, January 26, 2022.This webinar will discuss national and local trends on policy, capital...

Tuesday, January 25, 2022: Payers

RecoveryOne announced it expanded its partnership with Cigna to offer its musculoskeletal care solution to Medicare Advantage members living in Cigna’s Tennessee market. The platform offers full-body virtual care backed by more than 200 proprietary clinical pathways...

Tuesday, January 25, 2022: Payers

A new Willis Towers Watson study found that 86 percent of employers named worker mental health, stress, and burnout as key priorities in 2022, but 49 percent have yet to articulate a formal strategy for wellness. Only a quarter of the 322 employers surveyed have...

Tuesday, January 25, 2022: Life Sciences

The FDA restricted the use of COVID-19 antibody treatments that don’t appear effective against the Omicron variant. The agency saying the decision will be in place while the strain is dominant. Some health systems stopped using the treatments weeks ago, although...