CVS closes $10.6B Oak Street Health buy
With the deal’s completion, CVS adds a multi-state chain of medical clinics for seniors to its primary care roster.
CMS launches investigations into denied emergency abortion care
The agency alleges that hospitals in Missouri and Kansas violated EMTALA by failing to provide needed care to a woman whose pregnancy became nonviable at 18 weeks.
Virtual care company eVisit acquires Bluestream Health
EVisit aims to offer a streamlined interface by integrating its automated care navigation platform with Bluestream’s digital front door platform.
Biden administration ending COVID-19 vaccine requirement for healthcare facilities
The HHS will start the process to end the requirement and make more details available in the coming days, the White House said.
Amazon closes Halo health tracking unit as wave of tech layoffs continues
The tech giant is exiting the wearables sector as it eliminates 27,000 jobs this year. Amazon’s Halo devices will stop working on Aug. 1.
Nurses are less satisfied with careers, more likely to leave profession amid COVID pressures: survey
About half of nurses polled by AMN Healthcare said they were likely to encourage others to take up the profession in 2023, down from 64% in 2021.
Bright Health explores sale of California MA business
The move, if completed, would mean the end of the company as a health insurer. Bright plans to focus on its NeueHealth consumer care delivery business.
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CMS targets Medicaid payment transparency, wait times in new proposed rules
The agency wants to create maximum waiting times for certain appointments in addition to requiring stronger quality monitoring and reporting standards for Medicaid and CHIP managed care plans.