Key trends for payers and providers in 2023
Providers are likely to clash with payers over rate hikes after a year of intense cost pressures.
CVS reportedly exploring $10B buy of Oak Street Health
Shares in Oak Street, which serves mostly seniors on Medicare, rose more than 32% in aftermarket trading following a Bloomberg report.
Teladoc expects $2.4B in 2022 revenue, boosted by BetterHelp
BetterHelp’s contribution implies a growth rate of 43% for the business, up from previous management targets, according to an SVB Securities analyst.
COVID-19 vaccine prices are going up. It shouldn’t be our focus.
Vaccinating as many people as possible to reduce the spread of respiratory illness that can be especially life-threatening for the youngest and oldest Americans is key, argues vaccine law professor Richard Hughes IV.
More than 7K New York nurses wage strike
Nurses at eight hospitals originally intended to strike. Ultimately, despite continued bargaining over the weekend, two failed to reach deals in time to stop nurses from walking off the job.
Sen. Bernie Sanders to target high healthcare costs as leader of influential committee
The longtime Congressman and “Medicare for All” proponent will soon assume leadership of the Senate HELP committee, giving him sway in one of the nation’s most broadly influential health policy platforms.
Rise of telehealth during pandemic boosted mental health treatment rates
The number of patients who received virtual care early in the pandemic surpassed those who dropped in-person mental health treatment in a new Rand study.
Eisai, in pricing new Alzheimer’s drug, tries to sidestep controversy
The pharma set the average annual cost of it and Biogen’s newly approved medicine Leqembi to $26,500, below the cost of the companies’ earlier drug Aduhelm but above one estimate of cost effectiveness.
How to keep hospital shipping on track despite labor strains
Learn how healthcare organizations can address labor challenges by leveraging efficiencies to streamline and automate shipping.
Oak Street names first chief wellness officer
Deb Edberg has been a practicing physician with Oak Street since 2019.