Employers of all sizes are looking to bolster their health benefit options in 2023 with an eye toward improving recruitment and retention, and will focus on affordability and access, according to a new Mercer survey.
CIO of Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital in the Virgin Islands Gregory Bryant explains how the pandemic changed workflow and offers tips on dealing with cybersecurity attacks.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued the 2023 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule, which seeks to expand access to behavioral health services, Accountable Care Organizations, cancer screening and dental care, with a focus on rural and underserved ar
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday revised the Emergency Use Authorization for Pfizer’s antiviral COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid, allowing pharmacists to prescribe the treatment, with limitations. Paxlovid is authorized for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in adults and pediatric patients 12 years old and older who are at high risk for progression to severe […]
The Department of Health and Human Services, through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, has released a suite of resources meant to improve CMS and state oversight of Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program managed care programs – which provide people with health benefits and additional services through contracted arrangements with managed care plans.
State and local governments are needed in carrying out successful maternal and infant health policy, according to Uma Ahluwalia, managing principal at Health Management Associates.
COVID-19 was the leading cause of death for people between the ages of 45 and 54 in 2021, accounting for 16.8% of all deaths in that age group, found a study in JAMA Internal Medicine. It was the third leading cause of death during the height of the pandemic in 2020, surpassed only by cancer […]
Senate Democrats have carved out a deal on legislation that would attempt to lower prescription drug costs for Americans by allowing Medicare to negotiate for lower drug prices.
Cigna has divested its Asia-based life, accident and supplemental benefits business, selling it to Chubb in a transaction estimated at about $5.4 billion. Cigna chairman and CEO David M. Cordani said the transaction allows the insurer to focus on growing its global health portfolio.
Dr. Paul Garassus, president, European Union of Private Hospitals, says trust and efficient investments can sustain healthcare delivery by putting the patient at the center of connected care.