It’s the latest sprint in an ongoing race among drugstore chains to build out nationwide medical clinics, as consumers increasingly look for low-cost, convenient care options close to the home after two years of the pandemic.
The agency’s four commissioners will weigh whether to investigate PBMs and their relationship to drug prices and “practices that may disadvantage independent or specialty pharmacies,” according to the meeting agenda.
The payer is expected to lose two-thirds of its marketplace enrollment by the end of the year, according to executives.
According to Dealreporter, which cited sources familiar with the matter, UnitedHealth and Change are expected to meet with the DOJ soon for a “last rites” meeting on the proposed deal.
One of the nation’s largest nonprofit health systems also disclosed an agreement to acquire a pair of hospitals in the central U.S. for $135 million.
Texas had the highest ratio of for-profit to nonprofit unreimbursed Medicaid costs to expenses, while New York and the District of Columbia had the lowest ratios, according to research published in JAMA Network Open.
Several Democratic lawmakers opposed Califf over his industry ties and the FDA’s past policies on opioid painkillers, drawing out the confirmation process and making the final vote close.
HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said Monday that the Biden administration would continue to “step up” to assist community health centers, including working with Congress to try to double their funding.
The updated five-star ratings are now expected in July instead of April after the agency identified an error in one of the measures.
Like other healthcare providers, Texas’ biggest nonprofit hospital system is contending with rising labor and supply costs and softer income as the country enters the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic.