by Jordana Choucair | Feb 25, 2022 | M&A
The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit to block UnitedHealth Group Inc.’s planned acquisition of health tech company Change Healthcare Inc. The DOJ argued that the $7.8 billion deal could “undermine competition” among health insurers by...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 25, 2022 | D.C. News
President Joe Biden could announce his final decision on his first nominee to the Supreme Court as soon as today. His historic selection is set to be the first Black woman to serve on the nation’s highest court. According to multiple sources, Biden has met with...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 24, 2022 | Transition to Value
In its first year, a bundled payment solution from Vanderbilt Health saved Metro Nashville Public Schools more than $250,000 in medical costs and $150,000 in out-of-pocket expenses. MyHealth Bundles provides each patient with a dedicated navigator to coordinate care...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 24, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
Addiction Professionals of North Carolina Executive Director Sarah Potter authored a blog sharing her thoughts on the current harm reduction controversy playing out at the federal level. Sarah states that while harm reduction isn’t a cure-all, it is “part of a...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 24, 2022 | Providers
The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) said its top investigative priorities include fraud in the Provider Relief Fund and managed care companies that overcharge Medicare and telemarketers that convince patients to get unnecessary services. Gregory Demske, chief...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 24, 2022 | Payers
A federal judge in Texas struck down a controversial piece of the federal ban on surprise medical billing, ruling that HHS was wrong to tell mediators tasked with resolving billing disputes to give extra weight to rates that insurers and providers had agreed to in the...
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