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Data show clear economic divide between MA and FFS Medicare enrollees


Hospitals will recoup $9B under HHS' proposed remedy to 340B ruling


HCA Healthcare reports data breach potentially impacting 11M patients


Increased use of EDs for mental health during COVID underscored systemic gaps in care: study


CMS' value-based performance programs ding hospitals for health equity factors outside of their control, study finds - Paige Minemyer

 

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Data show clear economic divide between MA and FFS Medicare enrollees

The time to start looking for socioeconomic differences in Medicare Advantage and traditional Medicare enrollees isn’t when they turn 65, say researchers. It’s when individuals turn 64.
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Hospitals will recoup $9B under HHS' proposed remedy to 340B ruling

The federal government will pay eligible hospitals in the 340B program $9 billion to offset payment cuts the Supreme Court ruled unlawful last year.

HCA Healthcare reports data breach potentially impacting 11M patients

The Nashville, Tennessee-based health system said the information was taken from an external storage location exclusively used to automate the formatting of email messages.

Increased use of EDs for mental health during COVID underscored systemic gaps in care: study

People with mental health conditions may have a more difficult time dealing with public health emergencies, according to a new study.

CMS' value-based performance programs ding hospitals for health equity factors outside of their control, study finds

Patient populations with more complex needs, greater uncompensated care and who frequently live alone translate to reimbursement cuts for hospitals under CMS' current quality performance programs, according to a recently published study.

Express Scripts joins Optum in adding more Humira biosimilars to its formulary

On the heels of a similar announcement from Optum Rx, pharmacy benefit management giant Express Scripts said Monday that it will add three biosimilars to its formulary to compete with Humira.

Octave nabs $52M, eyes expansion of in-network therapy services to all 50 states in 2024

The new funding will accelerate Octave’s expansion to more regions later this year and all 50 states in 2024.

Verily rolls out multiyear study with cosmetic giant L'Oreal to build on its precision health ambitions

Alphabet's Verily is expanding its ambitions in precision health by teaming up with L'Oreal on a multiyear study to collect data on the biological and environmental factors that contribute to skin and hair health. 

Digital health funding settles down in 2023 with fewer deals, lower check sizes

After a wild ride in 2020 and 2021, the digital health funding market is entering a new reality with fewer deals and smaller average check sizes.

CVS Caremark, GoodRx team up on prescription discounts

CVS Caremark is teaming with GoodRx to provide pharmacy discounts to commercial plan customers.
 
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