by Jordana Choucair | Oct 7, 2021 | M&A
Kaufman Hall’s latest quarterly report shows that a high percentage of “mega mergers” have offset fewer hospital mergers and acquisitions so far in 2021. Thus far in 2021, 34 transactions have been announced compared to 62 during the same period in 2020. Yet, the...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 7, 2021 | Life Sciences
The World Health Organization endorsed the first vaccine to prevent malaria, the first step toward wider distribution of the shots in lower-income countries. The vaccine, made by GlaxoSmithKline PLC, is moderately effective and the first shot developed for any...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 7, 2021 | Access & Coverage
A federal judge ordered Texas to pause its restrictive new abortion law in the first successful legal challenge to the ban. According to the judge, “women have been unlawfully prevented from exercising control over their lives” since the law was...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 6, 2021 | Transition to Value
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) Director Liz Fowler said the agency is looking to implement more mandatory value-based care payment models, including those focused on total costs. However, CMMI is moving away from having models for every disease,...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 6, 2021 | Payers
Willis Towers Watson reported that health benefit costs are expected to increase by more than 5 percent in both 2021 and 2022. The firm’s survey of 378 U.S. companies employing 5.9 million workers found achieving affordable costs for the organization was a key...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 6, 2021 | Mental Health
Depression and anxiety fell in early 2021 but Americans reported their anxiety and depression symptoms are still higher than they were before the pandemic. According to CDC data, the average anxiety severity score increased 13 percent from late August to December 2020...
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