CMS guides hospitals on co-location of staff, services
The agency’s final guidance on the practice of sharing resources in an effort to improve provider efficiency drew praise from the American Hospital Association.
Pfizer asks FDA to authorize COVID-19 pill
Study results released earlier this month showed the pill, when given soon after symptoms start, dramatically reduced the risk of COVID-19 hospitalization or death.
As Congress weighs drug price restraints, ICER calls out ‘unsupported’ increases
In a new report, ICER highlighted AbbVie’s price hikes on Humira, which the group said resulted in more than $1 billion in U.S. spending last year without any new evidence of health benefits.
Providence posts operating loss amid delta surge
The nonprofit’s volumes increased even though its COVID-19 census plateaued later in the quarter, as patients who deferred care during the pandemic sought treatment, hiking expenses.
Biogen’s pricey Alzheimer’s drug contributes to major Medicare premium hikes
The 15% jump in Part B premiums for 2022 is a case study in how just one expensive medication can affect the spending of millions in the U.S.
Baylor Scott & White sees income dip in Q1 as costs climb
Labor costs at the largest nonprofit health system in Texas surged 12% in the quarter ended in September, contributing to a 7% drop in income from operations.
Congress: Target the middlemen who drive up drug costs
“The PBM market lacks the three elements essential for competition — choice, transparency and a lack of conflict of interest,” antitrust attorney David Balto argues.
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Kaiser Permanente strike averted as union reaches tentative agreement
The work stoppage, which would have been the largest in the U.S. so far this year, had the potential to significantly disrupt operations at the nonprofit’s 14 hospitals and more than 200 clinics in the region.
Providers were protected from pay cuts, layoffs as volumes fell during pandemic, survey finds
“You saw how groups tightened their belts and there was some learning from this that you’re not going to let go of,” Elizabeth Siemsen, one of the report’s authors, said.