Healthcare’s changing landscape is putting pressure on workforce planning
The healthcare setting presents unique challenges to staffing, and the need for skilled professionals is only growing. Keep pace with your workforce development strategy.
FTC sues major pharmacy benefit managers over insulin prices
The agency brought action against Caremark, Express Scripts and Optum Rx on Friday, arguing their “anticompetitive and unfair” rebating practices “artificially inflated” the list price of life-saving insulin drugs.
Cigna scaling back Medicare Advantage footprint in 8 states next year
The reductions will affect roughly 5,400 members, mostly in Florida, according to a notice to marketing agents.
House committee passes telehealth flexibility extension
The bill would extend pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities in Medicare for another two years, averting a looming year-end deadline.
Struggling CarePoint Health could lay off 2,600
The New Jersey-based health system filed notice with state regulators, however, a spokesperson said the decisions are not finalized.
Telehealth providers at a crossroads: Navigating insurance, compliance and cash-only models amid state regulations
Providers using telehealth face an evolving landscape, and they must balance complexities around insurance, regulatory compliance and data privacy, argues one legal expert.
Supply chain cyberattacks threaten healthcare. How the industry can work together to limit disruption.
At a Google Cloud panel this week, information security officers from major health systems said the sector needs to assess their vendor risks to prevent disruptive cyberattacks.
Senate committee unanimously votes to hold Steward CEO in contempt
“If you defy a congressional subpoena, you will be held accountable — no matter who you are or how well connected you may be,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders during Thursday’s hearing.
Ascension posts $1.1 billion net loss for 2024 after May cyberattack
The cyberattack had far reaching effects, forcing the health system to shut down pharmacies, divert ambulances, switch to manual record keeping and close critical systems.
Oak Street Health pays $60M to settle allegations of kickback scheme
Before the primary care chain was purchased by CVS Health, Oak Street illegally paid marketing agents for referring Medicare-eligible seniors to its clinics, according to the Department of Justice.