The U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission have released draft guidelines that tighten the review of mergers and acquisitions.
The Department of Health and Human Services, through its Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, is announcing awards in five grant programs devoted to combating multiple facets of substance misuse and the nation’s overdose epidemic. The grant awards total up to $47.8 million.
Due to the financial instability of Friday Health Plans of Colorado and growing concerns about healthcare providers refusing to treat Friday enrollees, the Colorado Division of Insurance (DOI), part of the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA), is asking the courts to move Friday Health into liquidation. Colorado marks the latest state to put Friday Health […]
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The staffing and skills shortages in healthcare continues as inflation pressures mount, while roles focused on mental health are among the top 50 healthcare jobs in the US. The most in-demand position is a nurse, advertising 437,168 vacancies in June 2023, followed by nursing assistant (104,275 jobs) and specialized physician (55,378 jobs), according to research […]
The Federal Trade Commission has signaled the withdrawal of two antitrust policy statements related to enforcement in healthcare markets: Statements of Antitrust Enforcement Policy in Health Care, published in August 1996, and
Dr. Amar Desai, who had previously spent years in various leadership roles at Optum Health, has returned to the company and will take over the role of CEO, according to a message Desai posted on LinkedIn.
Steven Ramirez, CISO at Renown Health, and Steve Cagle, CEO at Clearwater, said their organizations have teamed up to ensure better security from a HIPAA and threat actor perspective.
Elevance Health posted a strong second quarter, achieving about $1.9 billion in revenue, good for 13.2% growth over the previous year’s $1.6 billion haul, according to the company’s latest earnings report. Revenues also grew 12.7%, hitting $43.7 billion, an increase from the $38.6 billion in revenue posted in Q2 2022.
The Federal Trade Commission is seeking to block IQVIA, the world’s largest healthcare data provider, from acquiring Propel Media (PMI), alleging in an administrative complaint that the proposed acquisition would give IQVIA a market-leading position in programmatic advertising for healthcare products – namely prescription drugs – to doctors and other healthc