by Jordana Choucair | Jan 13, 2022 | Providers
Illinois-based OSF HealthCare’s investment arm, called OSF Ventures, launched a $100 million fund targeting early innovations that could be deployed within the health system. The fund is OSF Ventures’ third capital investment fund and its largest. To date, the program...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 13, 2022 | Providers
The American Hospital Association (AHA) is calling on the Biden administration to extend COVID-19 emergency declarations that are set to expire. In letters to President Biden and HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, the AHA said that providers “need the assistance and...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 13, 2022 | Providers
The Biden administration is sending 1,000 military medical personnel to six states to help hospitals overwhelmed by COVID-19. According to the latest HHS data, 19 states have less than 15 percent remaining capacity in their ICUs and four states – Kentucky, Alabama,...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 13, 2022 | Payers
Morgan Health announced it is partnering with Kaiser Permanente to focus on health disparities. The companies plan to jointly collect and report health equity metrics for JP Morgan Chases’ California employees who access care via Kaiser Permanente, and roll out...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 13, 2022 | Life Sciences
White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeffrey D. Zients said that the federal government is buying another 500,000 doses of AstraZeneca PLC’s antibody drug for COVID-19. The order will bring total U.S. supply to 1.2 million doses, to be shipped by the end of...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 13, 2022 | D.C. News
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee is scheduled to vote today on Robert Califf’s nomination to lead the FDA. While the committee likely has the votes to pass his nomination, it is unclear if the full Senate will follow. Several Democrats –...
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