Thursday, November 18, 2021: Life Sciences

Moderna submitted a revised request for the FDA to authorize booster doses of its COVID-19 vaccine for all adults. The FDA could grant Moderna and Pfizer clearance as early as this week. If the CDC also signs off, every adult who was fully vaccinated with the...

Wednesday, November 17, 2021: Payers

New data from a Cigna subsidiary indicates that leveraging behavioral health treatment can result in a positive return on investment (ROI) for health plan sponsors. According to the research, behavioral health treatment in an outpatient setting leads to fewer...

Wednesday, November 17, 2021: Payers

In a new Health Affairs blog post, CMS leadership outlined the agency’s agenda to expand coverage and access, improve equity, and encourage innovation. According to CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure and Center for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance...

Wednesday, November 17, 2021: Payers

A bipartisan group of lawmakers unveiled their Cures 2.0 legislation, building on the 21st Century Cures Act of 2016. The legislation would make some pandemic-related telehealth flexibilities permanent, allow Medicare to cover breakthrough medical devices for four...

Wednesday, November 17, 2021: Mental Health

A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) found that the number of people who were hospitalized for eating disorders in the U.S. doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers attributed the increased rates, which came as early as...

Wednesday, November 17, 2021: M&A

Jefferson Health and BAYADA Home Health Care announced an agreement to form a home health joint venture. The new venture, Jefferson Health at Home, will offer the Philadelphia-based system’s patients in New Jersey and Pennsylvania in-home and virtual care. It...