Wednesday, October 6, 2021: Payers

Willis Towers Watson reported that health benefit costs are expected to increase by more than 5 percent in both 2021 and 2022. The firm’s survey of 378 U.S. companies employing 5.9 million workers found achieving affordable costs for the organization was a key...

Wednesday, October 6, 2021: Mental Health

Depression and anxiety fell in early 2021 but Americans reported their anxiety and depression symptoms are still higher than they were before the pandemic. According to CDC data, the average anxiety severity score increased 13 percent from late August to December 2020...

Wednesday, October 6, 2021: Health IT

Intermountain Healthcare, Presbyterian Healthcare Services, and SSM Health launched Graphite Health – a member-led company that will build on a common data language to create a standardized, interoperable data platform. The not-for-profit company will host a...

Wednesday, October 6, 2021: D.C. News

President Joe Biden told congressional Democrats that the $3.5 trillion social spending package will likely need to be trimmed to $2.3 trillion or less. During virtual meetings with small groups of House Democrats, the president said the package needed to be pared...

Tuesday, October 5, 2021: Life Sciences

The FDA authorized two additional COVID-19 at-home tests in an effort to continue increasing the availability of at-home tests amid shortages. The agency granted Laboratory Corporation of America an Emergency Use Authorizations for fits combined home collection kit...