by Jordana Choucair | Nov 4, 2021 | Payers
Ford will require most of its 32,000 salaried workers in the U.S. to get COVID-19 vaccines, making it the first major American automaker to institute a vaccine mandate. Staff are required to be fully inoculated by December 8 is in line with a Biden administration...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 4, 2021 | Mental Health
A blog authored by THS Senior Director Mindy Klowden discusses the challenges and potential of tele-behavioral health. Citing research conducted by the firm, Mindy outlines five challenges: the “digital divide,” patient safety and clinical appropriateness, social...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 4, 2021 | Life Sciences
Moderna Inc. scaled back the number of COVID-19 vaccines it plans to deliver this year from 1 billion shots to between 700 million and 800 million doses. The drugmaker said that longer delivery lead times for exports and a temporary impact from expanding its...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 4, 2021 | Life Sciences
U.K. regulators authorized Merck & Co.’s COVID-19 antiviral pill molnupiravir, making it first in the world to clear the treatment. The FDA is still reviewing the drug, though the federal government made an advance purchase of 1.7 million courses of the...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 3, 2021 | Providers
The CMS released three final rules pertaining to provider payments: The annual Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule increases payment rates for hospital-owned outpatient and ambulatory surgery centers by 2 percent each and finalizes steeper penalties for certain...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 3, 2021 | Payers
Humana released its third-quarter earnings report today, posting $1.5 billion in Q3 profits. The report also shows that Humana expects its Medicare Advantage (MA) individual membership to grow 11 percent compared to the previous year. However, the insurer also cut its...
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