by Jessica Casebolt | Jun 13, 2023 | Providers, Tea Leaves
As health care is more frequently being delivered in the home, home health agencies and nursing schools have created partnerships and launched new initiatives to prepare for the growing trend of treating people where they live. Duke University launched a four-year...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jun 13, 2023 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders, Tea Leaves
Attorneys representing New Mexico announced on Friday that the state has reached a $500 million settlement with Walgreens for the pharmacy retail giant’s alleged involvement in the opioid epidemic. The half-a-billion dollar settlement comes on top of $274...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jun 13, 2023 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
The Health and Human Services Department (HHS) announced new flexibilities for states to use during the Medicaid redeterminations process, as Secretary Xavier Becerra expressed concern at the number of enrollees removed from the program. The expanded flexibilities...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jun 12, 2023 | Providers, Tea Leaves
Cancer centers are contending with shortages of key chemotherapy drugs, with potentially dire consequences once the scarcity starts hitting patients. A news survey released this week by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) found that 93 percent of cancer...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jun 12, 2023 | M&A, Tea Leaves
Walgreens Boots Alliance sold its remaining stake in post-acute care and infusion services company Option Care Health for $330 million. The drugstore chain announced Thursday it sold 10.8 million shares of Option Care Health and plans to use the proceeds primarily for...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jun 12, 2023 | Life Sciences, Tea Leaves
A panel of Food and Drug Administration advisers on Friday unanimously endorsed an experimental Alzheimer’s drug that’s been shown to have modest success slowing the progression of the disease, clearing a hurdle for full agency approval. Leqembi could...
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