by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 31, 2023 | Payers, Tea Leaves
A new study asserts that while payers should cover telehealth, where these services are the most valuable still requires investigation. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) made the rules about telehealth usage more flexible during the COVID-19...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 31, 2023 | M&A, Tea Leaves
Urgent care center chain FastMed has signed another deal handing off many of its Southwest locations to a health system buyer. Arizona-based HonorHealth announced that it had signed a deal to buy out 26 urgent care centers it had been running jointly in the state with...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 31, 2023 | Life Sciences, Tea Leaves
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday approved a birth control pill to be sold without a prescription for the first time in the United States, a milestone that could significantly expand access to contraception. The medication, called Opill, will become...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 31, 2023 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders, Tea Leaves
Excessive drinking during the covid-19 pandemic increased alcoholic liver disease deaths so much that the condition killed more Californians than car accidents or breast cancer, a KFF Health News analysis has found. Many who increased their drinking during the...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 31, 2023 | Providers, Tea Leaves
Hospitals told a major Senate panel that a $385 million bucket of annual emergency preparedness funding up for reauthorization should “be at least doubled” if the country’s health care system is to be ready for another public health threat. In a letter to the Senate...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 31, 2023 | M&A, Tea Leaves
Virginia-based UVA Health announced on Tuesday a partnership with Riverside Health System, the latest move in the academic health system’s efforts to form a statewide network. UVA Health will acquire a 5 percent ownership stake in Riverside, which operates four...
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