by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 31, 2023 | Providers, Tea Leaves
Government loans during the COVID-19 pandemic helped boost staffing hours at some nursing homes, with lower-paid certified nursing assistants benefiting the most, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open on Thursday. Researchers found that within four weeks...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 31, 2023 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders, Tea Leaves
A study published in JAMA Network Open found that alcohol-related death rates among women increased by an average of nearly 15 percent each year from 2018 to 2020. For men, the rate of alcohol-related deaths has been on the rise since 2009, with particularly sharp...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 31, 2023 | M&A, Tea Leaves
Sanford Health and Fairview Health Services have called off their 58-hospital merger plans after multiple delays and opposition from “certain Minnesota stakeholders,” the former system announced Thursday evening. The deal was announced in November and would have...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 31, 2023 | Life Sciences, Tea Leaves
The Biden administration is launching a new initiative aimed at helping surgeons distinguish and remove cancer cells without damaging surrounding tissue to improve health outcomes for cancer patients. The initiative is the first cancer-focused program under the...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 31, 2023 | Payers, Tea Leaves
A key Senate committee on Wednesday advanced bipartisan legislation aimed at regulating pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), the intermediaries in the prescription drug supply chain who negotiate discounts with drug companies on behalf of insurance plans. While other...
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