DOJ’s case against UnitedHealth’s Change buy was hampered by ‘serious flaws,’ judge finds
The most serious flaws were failing to prove that UnitedHealth is likely to misuse Change Healthcare’s data to advantage the company, Judge Carl Nichols wrote.
Violence against emergency room physicians is on the rise, survey finds
Two-thirds of physicians working in emergency departments reported being assaulted in the past year alone, according to a survey.
COVID-19 testing startup Curative pivots to health plan offering
The plan will offer $0 copays and $0 deductibles to employers in the Austin, Texas, area after a baseline health visit is conducted
Watchdog faults FDA for rushing COVID tests to market by easing emergency use rules
The HHS Office of Inspector General found that by loosening emergency use authorization requirements to bring COVID-19 tests to market faster, the agency allowed inaccurate tests to be distributed.
Bipartisan Senate bill aims to boost mental health access, improve worker shortages
The legislation comes as the Biden Administration aims to tackle the country’s worsening mental health crisis, which was exacerbated by the pandemic.
Will the healthcare labor shortage fuel more consolidation?
J. P. Morgan’s head of healthcare corporate client banking lays out trends to consider as private equity firms snap up physician groups.
Centene to pay Texas $166M in latest state settlement
Of the settlements made public, the insurer’s settlements so far total at least $462.7 million.
Emotional exhaustion worse for healthcare workers in second year of pandemic, research finds
Nurses reported feeling more emotionally exhausted during the pandemic, with physicians also noticing an increase. The report comes as some nurses fight for better working conditions.
Majority of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable, CDC says
Mental health conditions were the No. 1 cause of pregnancy-related mortality, the agency said.
HHS ‘roadmap’ aims to tackle nation’s mental health crisis
The initiative prioritizes integrating behavioral health services into primary and other specialty care areas as well as community-based settings like schools.