by Jessica Casebolt | Sep 11, 2023 | Life Sciences, Tea Leaves
Amazon is taking aim at easing access to affordable insulin by automatically applying drug-manufacturer-sponsored coupons on more than 15 insulin and diabetes care brands during online checkout. With the coupons, many insulin brands are available to eligible customers...
by Jessica Casebolt | Sep 11, 2023 | Providers, Tea Leaves
A Modern Healthcare article discusses how energy tax incentives and grants from the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 could save hospitals billions of dollars. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 provides direct funding and tax incentive opportunities for health systems...
by Jessica Casebolt | Sep 11, 2023 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders, Tea Leaves
Researchers say that access to SUD care for Medicaid fee-for-service beneficiaries has improved from 2014 until 2021. Some of the improvements that have occurred are related to offering outpatient treatment and detoxification and a decrease in prior authorizations and...
by Jessica Casebolt | Sep 11, 2023 | M&A, Tea Leaves
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is requesting more information from Amedisys regarding its proposed $3.3 billion deal to be acquired by UnitedHealth Group, which pushes back the timing of the deal. Amedisys and UnitedHealth Group filed the required pre-merger...
by Jessica Casebolt | Sep 11, 2023 | Providers, Tea Leaves
The Biden administration announced a $100 million investment to train more nurses and grow the workforce as the health care industry faces a critical nurse shortage. Officials with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said Thursday that the...
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