by Jordana Choucair | Oct 22, 2021 | Payers
UnitedHealth Group Inc. pledged to reprocess every one of its commercial claims tied to COVID-19 vaccines. The promise comes after a federal investigation uncovered that the Minnesota-based insurer doled out “millions” in provider bills at a rate 40...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 22, 2021 | Providers
Amita Health, Chicago’s largest health system by hospital count, announced it is splitting up its chain of 19 hospitals. According to the organization, “Leaders of both sponsoring organizations have determined that going forward separately is in their collective best...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 21, 2021 | Payers
CMS Innovation Center leaders outlined the agency’s strategy to drive health care transformation. The strategy consists of five goals: 1) increase the number of people in relationships with providers that are accountable for patients’ costs and improving...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 21, 2021 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
Recent CDC data demonstrates that the nation’s substance use disorder (SUD) epidemic has continued unabated since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. With indicators pointing in the wrong direction – and the pandemic still actively impacting individual and community...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 21, 2021 | Life Sciences
The FDA authorized recipients of Moderna’s two-dose COVID-19 vaccine and Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose shot to receive a booster shot. The agency also authorized a “mix and match” strategy, allowing medical providers to give people a booster shot of a different...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 21, 2021 | Inequities and SDOH
The New York City Board of Health passed a resolution declaring racism a public health crisis. The resolution requests that the city health department research and acknowledge “examples of its historic role in divesting and underinvesting in critical...
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