Cigna has filed a lawsuit against CVS Health and Amy Bricker, who until recently served as head of Express Scripts, Cigna’s pharmacy benefit manager subsidiary. Bricker had been slated to join CVS Health as the chief product officer for its consumer segment. The lawsuit alleges this violates Cigna’s noncompete agreement, with the company saying it […]
Humana will be opening 10 new CenterWell clinics in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas throughout this year, which the insurer said will mark its debut in the northern parts of the state. The first two centers are slated to have their grand openings on February 1 and 2, respectively.
CEO of Medicomp Systems David Lareau talks about how diagnostically connected data can help work on interoperability, and the how the 21st Century Cures Act, TEFCA and FHIR apply.
The federal government, through the Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration, is encouraging pharmacies to share their remaining inventory of N95 masks with health centers and other community agencies and organizations.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is opening a special Affordable Care Act enrollment period for beneficiaries losing Medicaid or Children’s Health Insurance Program coverage due to the end of the continuous enrollment requirement.
The federal government extended telehealth waivers for two years, but the current higher rate of reimbursement is in place only through the end of this year. During the public health emergency, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reimburses providers at the non-facility rate, which creates payment parity between an in-person and a telehealth visit.
CVS Health has launched Virtual Primary Care, an virtual care offering focused mainly on primary care and mental health services. Virtual Primary Care, which offers 24/7 on-demand care, is now available to Aetna commercial members nationwide who are enrolled in eligible fully-insured and self-insured health plans. Members can schedule a primary care visit within days […]
Nioura Ghazni, a partner in the corporate practice group of Sheppard Mullin’s San Francisco office, says that hospital leaders have to focus on streamlining mission and operations, adding revenue streams, and avoiding regulatory risk.
Optum Rx is attempting to lower prescription drug prices for members. How is it doing it? We’ll delve into that and other news in this week’s Top Stories, including Amazon’s launch of a generic medication subscription service, and a new accelerator for early-stage technology companies. For more news and features from Jeff Lagasse, visit Healthcare […]
Elevance Health saw revenues climb more than 9% during the fourth quarter of 2022, hitting $39.9 billion, up from $36 billion in Q4 2021. But profit was down 16.5% year-over-year, declining from $1.1 billion last year to $949 million in 2022. Operating revenue was $39.7 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022, an increase of […]