by Jordana Choucair | Dec 1, 2021 | Providers
A federal court in Louisiana blocked the Biden administration’s vaccine requirement for health care workers across the country, except in the 10 states where the rule has already been paused. The Louisiana court considered limiting the injunction to the 14...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 30, 2021 | Providers
A federal court in Missouri blocked the Biden administration from enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers at federally funded facilities in 10 states. Missouri, Nebraska, Arkansas, Kansas, Iowa, Wyoming, Alaska, South Dakota, North Dakota, and New...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 24, 2021 | Providers
HHS announced that it has started distributing $7.5 billion in COVID-19 relief funding to rural providers. The American Rescue Plan Act funding will go to more than 40,000 providers. The payments will be based on Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Insurance...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 19, 2021 | Providers
CVS Health announced it will close 900 drugstores over the next three years, as the retailer adjusts to changing customer needs and converts to new store formats. Its remaining stores will be grouped into three models: traditional pharmacies that offer retail products...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 18, 2021 | Providers
A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that fewer providers in rural and underserved areas participated in advanced alternative payment models (APMs). According to the report, 11.9 percent of providers in rural and underserved areas took...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 10, 2021 | Providers
Oak Street Health revealed that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating whether the provider had violated the False Claims Act. According to Oak Street Health, the DOJ requested information about the startup’s “relationships with third-party marketing agents...
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