Centene to sell 2 pharmacy businesses as it advances portfolio review
Thursday’s news builds on the payer’s plan to sell off non-core assets as it looks to sharpen its focus on its main business.
Biogen, having scrapped Aduhelm, tries to convince investors of turnaround plan
Though executives claimed that inking deals and de-risking research programs are priorities, analysts questioned whether any meaningful strategic changes will occur in the near term.
Moderna vaccine sales surpass expectations as company looks to fall boosters
The trajectory of COVID-19 vaccine sales is now harder to predict amid questions about the rollout of additional doses and whether purchasing in the U.S. might shift from the federal government to private payers.
ER providers push for federal protection against rising health worker violence
Nurses have been bitten, punched and strangled with stethoscopes, “all while just trying to provide basic care to patients,” Todd Haines, a member of the Emergency Nurses Association, said Wednesday on Capitol Hill.
Biogen CEO to step down as company pulls back from Alzheimer’s drug
Michel Vounatsos, Biogen’s CEO since 2017, will be replaced as the company “substantially” eliminates the commercial workforce around Aduhelm, which has generated paltry sales in the face of resistance from insurers and doctors.
Membership growth drives CVS profit up, despite less help from testing, vaccinations
Business trends normalized in the first quarter, with less of a boost from COVID-19 tailwinds for the Rhode Island-based company.
Banner Health invests in surgery center firm Atlas Healthcare Partners
The investment from Banner will help Atlas scale and “grow into a larger national partner for other health systems,” the companies announced Tuesday.
Telemedicine reached disadvantaged communities during pandemic, study finds
The results surprised Johns Hopkins University researchers, who said it contrasted with earlier findings showing an inverse link between socioeconomic status and use of telemedicine in the pandemic.
Hospital volumes, revenues rebounded as omicron cases waned in March
Many patients returned for nonurgent procedures and other non-COVID-19 care, especially outpatient, that had been previously delayed, according to a Kaufman Hall report.
Insurers may be padding Medicaid physician networks, study finds
Some doctors listed in managed care provider network directories didn’t file any Medicaid claims over the course of a year, according to new research published in Health Affairs.