Massachusetts healthcare costs increased by 3.6% and 4.3% in 2018 and 2019, respectively, exceeding the 3.1% benchmark, which prompted pledges of tougher oversight.
With COVID-19 vaccinations gaining momentum, some groups are betting their members will want to get together in person—with masks and plenty of space—as early as June.
New York officials and local experts played up the importance of moving forward with the other two vaccines available, from Pfizer and Moderna, so that the state does not lose its momentum.
Federal officials announced new measures to help get fresh, new N95 masks to healthcare workers and expand their use in other industries after scientists argued that the highly protective masks are essential to keep workers safe from COVID-19.
The Biden administration began to undo a Trump-era ban on clinics referring women for abortions, a policy directive that drove Planned Parenthood from the federal family planning program and created new complications for women trying to get birth control.
New York City startups raised $10.2 billion in venture-capital investment during the first three months of the year, the largest total for any single quarter on record. The top deals focused on the healthcare industry and e-commerce—unsurprising during a pandemic.
Arkansas' Medicaid expansion has sharply divided Republicans, who control a majority of the Legislature, since it was first approved in 2013. Past efforts to reauthorize the program have faced repeated votes before winning narrow approval.
Statewide, four hospitals have reached 100% bed capacity and 15 more have exceeded 90%, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
Healthcare systems often prefer cash-pay because it cuts the administrative burden of dealing with prior authorization, billing and other bureaucratic aspects of the insurance experience.
The family-owned Northfield, Ill.-based company is reportedly considering a sale, an IPO or even selling a minority stake, and hired Goldman Sachs Group to explore options, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Long-term care associations are calling for the federal government to prioritize the vaccination of long-term care residents and staff after federal regulators suggested temporarily halting use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine over concerns about blood clots.
Healthcare providers are still overwhelmingly paid on a per-transaction basis, which mutes some of the financial return they’re able to generate on population health management.
In January, Prisma CEO Mark O'Halla said the deal faced a legal challenge related to the health system's certificate of public advantage.
