Wednesday, October 6, 2021: Health IT

Intermountain Healthcare, Presbyterian Healthcare Services, and SSM Health launched Graphite Health – a member-led company that will build on a common data language to create a standardized, interoperable data platform. The not-for-profit company will host a...

Wednesday, October 6, 2021: D.C. News

President Joe Biden told congressional Democrats that the $3.5 trillion social spending package will likely need to be trimmed to $2.3 trillion or less. During virtual meetings with small groups of House Democrats, the president said the package needed to be pared...

Tuesday, October 5, 2021: Life Sciences

The FDA authorized two additional COVID-19 at-home tests in an effort to continue increasing the availability of at-home tests amid shortages. The agency granted Laboratory Corporation of America an Emergency Use Authorizations for fits combined home collection kit...

Tuesday, October 5, 2021: Payers

The Biden administration released a final rule that would reinstate eligibility for federal family planning funds to organizations that provide abortions or abortion referrals. The final rule, which will take effect on November 8, reverses a Trump-era regulation that...

Tuesday, October 5, 2021: Health IT

A recent survey from J.D. Power revealed that as the use of telehealth has become more widespread, consumer satisfaction has fallen. According to the study, 36 percent of patients are using telehealth in 2021– a fourfold increase compared to 2020. Approximately half...