The American Hospital Association is pushing the FTC to abandon its proposal to eliminate restrictive covenants. At the very least, the lobby wants physicians and senior executives exempt.
Oak Street CEO and Co-Founder Mike Pykosz makes the case for value-based healthcare policy despite potential partisan gridlock in the 118th Congress.
One key concern is that the technology will diminish personal connections between patients and providers, a survey from the Pew Research Center found.
Analysts said that Teladoc reset market expectations in the quarter to a more achievable place for 2023, as the company looks to better balance growth with profitability.
Annual R&D costs were the highest since Amwell went public in 2020, but costs are expected to decline this year, according to company leadership.
A judge said Cigna “would suffer irreparable harm absent a temporary injunction” and that it was “inevitable” that the employee, Amy Bricker, would share or use Cigna’s trade secrets while at CVS.
The acquisition, which closed without a challenge from regulators, gives Amazon a footprint in primary care and reinvigorates the company’s long-held plans to sell healthcare services to employers.
The deal, which was held up by regulatory scrutiny, closed in a little under a year. LHC will become part of UnitedHealth’s health services arm Optum to deliver integrated care, as demand for home and community care increases.
Jennifer Bollinger will be the first to serve in the newly created position within nonprofit Sutter Health.
The HHS Office for Civil Rights is facing a “severe strain” on its staff and budget amid rising breaches and complaints, according to the agency’s annual report to Congress.