by webmaster | Aug 24, 2021 | Payers
The Biden administration has delayed enforcement of key parts of a major insurer price transparency rule by six months until July 1, 2022, to give plans more time to comply. The CMS announced the change in a new guidance released Friday focusing on the final price...
by webmaster | Aug 24, 2021 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
At least six states haven’t fully signed on to a proposed $5 billion settlement with Johnson & Johnson and a $21 billion settlement with major drug distributors McKesson Corp., AmerisourceBergen Corp., and Cardinal Health Inc. over their role in the opioid...
by webmaster | Aug 24, 2021 | M&A
NorthShore University HealthSystem and Edward Elmhurst Health are reportedly in talks in merge. If finalized, the merger would create a nine-hospital network, including a behavioral health hospital, and give fast-growing NorthShore better access to patients in the...
by webmaster | Aug 24, 2021 | Life Sciences
The FDA granted full approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for people 16 and older, making it the first shot to gain full approval. The vaccine will be marketed as Comirnaty. President Joe Biden said the move should clear up any doubts over the shot’s...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 24, 2021 | Newsletter, Tea Leaves
Life Sciences: The FDA granted full approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for people 16 and older, making it the first shot to gain full approval. The vaccine will be marketed as Comirnaty. President Joe Biden said the move should clear up any doubts over...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 23, 2021 | Newsletter, Tea Leaves
Access & Coverage: A new report by the Urban Institute found that the uninsurance rate held steady at 11 percent between March 2019 and April 2021 due to increased enrollment in public coverage. During that time, the number of adults younger than 65 with...
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