by Jordana Choucair | Jan 24, 2023 | M&A
Elevance Health announced plans to acquire Blue Cross and Blue Shield for an undisclosed price. The acquisition builds on an existing partnership between the two insurers – the two jointly own Healthy Blue, a plan that serves Medicaid and dual-eligible beneficiaries....
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 24, 2023 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
Premier Inc. released a three-part series examining the impact of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) in the United States. The first blog found that treating OUD is costing hospitals more than $95 billion a year – just under 8 percent of all hospital expenditures. According to...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 24, 2023 | Payers
A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office found that more than $60 billion may have been paid out in fraudulent unemployment insurance benefits during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Department of Labor (DOL) has taken steps to address fraud risks;...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 23, 2023 | Access & Coverage
A Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) brief found that at least 14 states have ongoing litigation in which providers, clinics, and other groups are challenging state bans and restrictions. These challenges generally fall into three categories: broad constitutional, health...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 23, 2023 | D.C. News
President Joe Biden is expected to tap Jeff Zients to succeed Ron Klain as the next White House chief of staff. A longtime corporate executive, Zients first entered government during the Obama administration and served in multiple senior roles, including running the...
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