by Jordana Choucair | Jan 18, 2022 | M&A
Unilever PLC said it is looking to expand further into health after making a $68 billion bid for GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) PLC’s consumer health business. The acquisition would expand Unilever’s reach in oral care, vitamins, and over-the-counter medications....
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 18, 2022 | M&A
DaVita announced it has acquired transplant software company MedSleuth to ease access burdens on kidney and liver transplant candidates. DaVita said the acquisition will help the company support patients throughout their entire care journey, from kidney failure...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 18, 2022 | Payers
A report from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission found that the percentage of Medicare beneficiaries in Parts A and B enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans will exceed 50 percent in 2023.The panel also discovered that this year spending in MA will be 4...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 18, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The global vaccine-sharing program Covax has now delivered 1 billion doses to 144 lower-income countries. The World Health Organization noted that 88 of its 194 member countries had vaccinated less than 40 percent of their populations. The organizations cited...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 14, 2022 | Payers
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission will recommend that traditional Medicare cuts its payments to nursing homes, home health agencies, and inpatient rehabilitation facilities by 5 percent next year. MedPAC’s recommendations to Congress are nonbinding, but...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 14, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
An article in Treatment Magazine describes the need for value-based substance use disorder treatment, highlighting insights from Greg Williams, Third Horizon Strategies Managing Partner and Manager of the Alliance for Addiction Payment Reform (Alliance). The article...
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