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Nov 19, 2022

HLTH22: Optum to add biosimilars to formulary to tackle the massive cost of Humira

HLTH22: Google, Epic ink deal to migrate hospital EHRs to the cloud to ramp up use of AI, analytics

Amazon's latest push into digital health: A virtual clinic for common conditions like allergies and hair loss - Robert King

 

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HLTH22: Optum to add biosimilars to formulary to tackle the massive cost of Humira

By Paige Minemyer

LAS VEGAS—Optum Rx is planning to add up to three biosimilar drugs to its formulary to compete directly with AbbVie's Humira, which accounts for massive pharmacy spend each year.
 

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HLTH22: Google, Epic ink deal to migrate hospital EHRs to the cloud to ramp up use of AI, analytics

By Heather Landi

LAS VEGAS—Google Cloud and Epic, one of the largest medical records software companies in the U.S., inked an infrastructure agreement to enable hospital customers to run their Epic workloads on the tech giant's cloud technology.

Amazon's latest push into digital health: A virtual clinic for common conditions like allergies and hair loss

By Heather Landi

Amazon has rolled out a new virtual medical clinic that aims to treat common conditions like allergies, hair loss and skin conditions.

Senate Dems press CMS for more consumer protections in Medicare Advantage

By Robert King

A group of Senate Democrats is calling on CMS to improve consumer protections for those on Medicare Advantage in the wake of a report on aggressive marketing tactics.

HLTH22: Women's health unicorn Maven Clinic lands $90M to build out its services, expand into Medicaid

By Heather Landi

Bucking current market conditions, startup Maven Clinic scored $90 million in fresh funding to expand its services for women's health and family care.

HLTH22 news flash—DexCare ramps up its partnership with Kaiser Permanente; Babylon teams with Fitbit for health monitoring

By Healthcare Staff

Fierce Healthcare's editorial team brings you the latest news and trends from the HLTH 2022 conference and expo in Las Vegas.

New Senate bill seeks to add Part D options for PACE beneficiaries

By Robert King

New legislation in the Senate aims to give more Part D plan options for beneficiaries in the Medicare-Medicaid PACE program in an effort to lower monthly premium costs.

HLTH22: Centene's new CEO sees opportunities to tap into massive trove of data to tackle health equity

By Dave Muoio

Codifying the managed care company's disparate member data represents a "high-tech, low-cost intervention" benefiting underserved patients and shareholders alike, CEO Sarah London said Sunday in Las Vegas.

Hospital groups tell lawmakers looming Medicare cuts 'not sustainable' as officials come back

By Robert King

Congress returns this week after a lengthy recess as hospital groups hope to get lawmakers to waive a 4% cut to Medicare payments, which is set to start next year.

Nurses plan to picket outside of 22 Kaiser Permanente locations

By Frank Diamond

Nurses feel that Kaiser Permanente doesn’t do enough to ease the burdens brought on partly by COVID-19. So, they’re going on strike for three days.
 
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