Friday, December 10, 2021: Providers

The American Hospital Association and the American Medical Association filed a lawsuit against the federal government in an effort to stop part of the surprise billing law from going into effect next month. The groups – along with Renown Health, UMass Memorial Health,...

Friday, December 10, 2021: Providers

CVS Health is launching a plan to deliver care with a “unique mix of resources” – telemedicine, new clinics, and teams of providers. The company outlined six areas of strategic growth, including “Advancing primary care delivery capabilities by guiding consumers across...

Friday, December 10, 2021: Payers

The Biden administration settled on a plan to have private health insurers pay for at-home COVID-19 tests after concluding that it would be too expensive and ineffective to ship free tests to people across the country. The administration’s approach, which...

Friday, December 10, 2021: Life Sciences

The FDA authorized the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for people ages 16 and 17. Just as with adults, 16- and 17-year-olds are eligible to receive a booster dose six months after their second dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. CDC Director Dr....

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

The Senate cleared a measure that would allow Democrats to increase the nation’s borrowing capacity without any Republican support. The 59-35 vote effectively ends weeks of partisan politicking over whether and how to raise the statutory debt limit. The legislation...