Friday, September 10, 2021: Providers

HCA Healthcare announced that it has entered into a preliminary agreement with home care provider LHC Group to sell off nearly 50 home health locations, hospices, and therapy agencies across 22 states. William Rutherford, executive vice president and chief financial...

Friday, September 10, 2021: Payers

Cigna and Oscar Health announced they are expanding their cobranded health plans in Illinois. The plans will be available for small businesses with under 50 employees in Chicago, as well as DuPage, Kane, Lake, and McHenry counties. The Cigna+Oscar plans are built on...

Friday, September 10, 2021: Life Sciences

The FDA banned the sale of hundreds of thousands of vaping and electronic cigarette products, but delayed its decision on the industry’s leading company, Juul. The agency faced a court deadline to issue decisions on marketing applications from the vaping giant...

Friday, September 10, 2021: Health IT

A KLAS Research and CCM report found that hospital virtual visits are leveling off to below 20 percent of total medical appointments. About 40 percent of hospital executives report that up to 10 percent of their appointments are done virtually and the same percentage...

Friday, September 10, 2021: D.C. News

President Biden ordered sweeping vaccine mandates for around 100 million federal employees, health care workers, and many other private-sector workers in an attempt to contain the surging COVID-19 pandemic. The plan directs the Department of Labor’s Occupational...