The Department of Health and Human Services, through the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), has issued a proposed rule strengthening key policies in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), a program that subsidizes child care costs for 1.5 million children and impacts 230,000 child care providers who receive subsidies.
St. Luke’s Duluth and Aspirus Health, based in Wausau, Wisconsin, have signed a letter of intent for the two organizations to affiliate, creating a healthcare system serving residents of northeastern Minnesota, northern and central Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
Members can network, stay educated and connect with colleagues, says Sepi Browning, IT director/business partner at Piedmont Healthcare.
Express Scripts, the pharmacy benefits management business of the Cigna Group’s Evernorth, will add three additional biosimilars to its National Preferred Formulary that it said will compete with Humira, the world’s top-selling pharmaceutical drug, in terms of competitive net costs. Humira treats inflammatory and pain conditions.
Shortages of prescription drugs can lead to higher drug prices and impact consumer’s ability to fill their prescriptions, but there are steps that can be taken to avoid these issues, according to a new report by the office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) and the
The American Hospital Association has written a letter to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) saying that the Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP), part of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA), doesn’t provide enough in annual funding.
Providers can get ahead of the bill to better communicate payment options, say Sphere Chief Revenue Officer Ryne Natzke and Chief Product Officer John Welch.
Medicare Advantage and fee-for-service Medicare enrollees have some significant differences in the year prior to enrollment in Medicare at age 65, including differing demographic and socioeconomic characteristics – traits that should be afforded more attention by MA payers, according to a new white paper by Harvard Medical School and analytics outfit Inovalon.
Hospitals need “precision experiences” for individuals to feel they’re being seen and heard, says Dr. Adrienne Boissy, Qualtrics CMO and Cleveland Clinic staff neurologist.
Many Americans appear to be rolling the dice on their health, with a new Aflac survey showing that about one in four regularly skip checkups because they feel healthy in the moment. The Wellness Matters survey, conducted among 2,001 employed adults in the U.S., examines attitudes, habits and opinions about health and preventive care.