Wednesday, November 24, 2021: Payers

The Kaiser Family Foundation released two briefs summarizing key prescription drug provisions and general health policy provisions in the House-passed Build Back Better Act. The prescription drug provision brief discusses the expected effects on people, program...

Wednesday, November 24, 2021: D.C. News

The Biden administration asked a federal appeals court to reinstate its COVID-19 vaccination or testing requirement for private businesses “as soon as possible.” In their filing, lawyers for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Department of...

Tuesday, November 23, 2021: D.C. News

Vice President Kamala Harris announced that the Biden administration is investing $1.5 billion to address the health care worker shortage in underserved communities. The funding, which comes in part from the COVID-19 relief package passed earlier this year, will go to...

Tuesday, November 23, 2021: D.C. News

The White House announced that more than 90 percent of federal employees covered by a presidential COVID-19 vaccine mandate have received at least one vaccine dose ahead of a Monday deadline. In all, more than 95 percent of federal workers are in compliance with the...

Tuesday, November 23, 2021: M&A

Bain Capital and Hellman & Friedman will purchase Athenahealth for $17 billion. It is the second time in less than three years the cloud-based electronic medical record (EHR) company has changed ownership. In February 2019, Athenhealth went private after it was...