Thursday, November 4, 2021: Providers

Health system COVID-19 vaccine mandates are reportedly exacerbating workforce shortages and threatening operations in others. According to a Fierce Healthcare tally, only 1-2 percent of health systems’ workforces have chosen to leave due to mandates. However, the...

Thursday, November 4, 2021: Payers

CVS Health CEO Karen Lynch told investors that the company is working with “speed and urgency” to launch physician-staffed primary care practices as it looks to expand its reach as a provider and curb overall health costs. Lynch also said that Aetna has...

Thursday, November 4, 2021: Payers

Ford will require most of its 32,000 salaried workers in the U.S. to get COVID-19 vaccines, making it the first major American automaker to institute a vaccine mandate. Staff are required to be fully inoculated by December 8 is in line with a Biden administration...

Thursday, November 4, 2021: Mental Health

A blog authored by THS Senior Director Mindy Klowden discusses the challenges and potential of tele-behavioral health. Citing research conducted by the firm, Mindy outlines five challenges: the “digital divide,” patient safety and clinical appropriateness, social...

Thursday, November 4, 2021: Life Sciences

Moderna Inc. scaled back the number of COVID-19 vaccines it plans to deliver this year from 1 billion shots to between 700 million and 800 million doses. The drugmaker said that longer delivery lead times for exports and a temporary impact from expanding its...