Biden says White House looking into public health emergency for abortion access
The president has said repeatedly that the best way to preserve abortion access is for Congress to codify Roe v. Wade into law.
House oversight committee launches investigation into reproductive health data collection
The committee sent letters to five data broker companies and five personal health apps requesting information on how they store and share user data.
California to manufacture its own insulin supply, Newsom says
Saying the medicine’s high cost “epitomizes market failures,” California’s governor announced a $100 million budget to create a production facility and develop affordable insulin products.
Making the future of healthcare work with the Veradigm network
Healthcare has become too big, complex and interdependent for solutions that are narrow or siloed.
Transforming virtual care to virtual-first care beyond the pandemic
The rapid expansion of virtual-first healthcare is dramatically reshaping how care is accessed and delivered.
CMS proposed payment rule includes major updates for ACOs
Changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program would give some accountable care organizations more time to ramp up to performance-based risk and updated quality reporting.
Healthcare industry notches major June job gains
The sector added about 57,000 jobs in June, compared to about 15,000 in May, according to preliminary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Ambulatory services and hospitals saw the largest gains.
CMS finds ‘troubling’ implicit bias in 3 payment models
CMMI has taken initial actions to address existing bias, and has started developing a guide to screen and mitigate bias in existing and future models, according to a new article in Health Affairs.
WVU Health System appoints first chief nursing executive
Heuston, who begins the inaugural role on Aug. 22, will be tasked with developing tools to enhance nurse efficiency, supporting the health system’s efforts to increase nurse retention and leading the system’s Nursing Affinity Group.
President Biden to sign executive order aimed at protecting abortion access
The executive order asks HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra to submit a report within 30 days outlining additional steps the administration can take to legally protect abortion providers and patient access to other reproductive services.