For the first time in 25 years, Centene looks for new CEO
Soon, the payer will begin searching for Michael Neidorff’s successor, kicking off an executive search for the first time since he was installed in 1996.
SCOTUS upholds another state vaccine mandate
The high court blocked a challenge to New Mexico’s statewide vaccine mandate for healthcare workers Tuesday. The CMS vaccine mandate remains in place, though injunctions in some states still stand.
Most COVID-19 medical device EUAs lack documented supporting data, JAMA study shows
The use of “low-quality data” is reasonable at the start of a crisis but FDA should consider raising the standard of evidence after multiple products come to market, according to the authors of the study.
Biden administration to send military medical personnel to overwhelmed hospitals
As the omicron variant spreads rapidly, the White House is mobilizing federal agencies to assist hospitals and states in the latest wave of infection.
UPMC launches in-house travel staffing agency
The system said it can hire two of its own nurses or surgical technologists for the price of one contracted through an outside agency.
Insurers returned $2B to consumers for 2020 under ACA
The rebates, tied to lower medical loss ratios, were triggered as utilization rates dropped at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Moderna vaccine weaker against omicron, but third shot boosts protection
As a result of new laboratory data, the biotech company is deemphasizing more complex “multivalent” booster shots in favor of further study of its existing formulation and an omicron-specific version.
Nurses, Tenet hospital reach deal 9 months into strike
The two sides reached an agreement after two weeks of discussions with federal mediators, including a final in-person session mediated by U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh.
Cerner acquired by Oracle for $28B
The deal further pushes Oracle into the healthcare market, where its presence is mostly in data use efficiency for payers and providers. Oracle’s areas of focus include database software and cloud systems.
FDA warns about Log4j cybersecurity vulnerabilities in medical devices
The bugs in Apache’s Java-based open source logging library could potentially allow unauthorized users to remotely impact the safety and effectiveness of device functionality, according to the agency.