Month: December 2020
In the year 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic left many businesses in an unprecedented state of uncertainty. Healthcare companies across the care continuum had to face new unknown challenges, pushing them to rapidly learn, adapt and transform the way they deliver healthcare. As a result, the concept of “anytime anywhere care” has become mainstream, changing the rate at which we ...
Urged on by hospitals, doctors and patients, U.S. health officials are proposing changes to medical privacy rules that could ease information sharing in crisis situations. Trump administration officials at the Department of Health and Human Services say their proposal, released Thursday, adapts lessons learned from the opioid epidemic and the coronavirus pandemic. There’s no way ...
The Trump administration is discussing helping the drug maker get the raw materials it would need to produce tens of millions of extra doses of its Covid-19 vaccine in the spring.
Congressional negotiators on the long-delayed $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief package worked through a handful of remaining holdups Thursday as they labored to seal a final agreement for more help to businesses and the unemployed and new stimulus payments to most Americans.
House and Senate committees have agreed to a surprise medical billing deal that could favor doctors over health insurers. The deal could let doctors take any billing disputes to arbitrators, rather than requiring doctors to accept a standard rate chart.
Xavier Becerra is fueling California’s most progressive health care plans including a government-run single-payer system at the state level.
The credit outlook for health insurers is stable for next year, though several trends to watch in 2021 could have a notable financial impact, according to a new report from Moody's Investors Service.
The California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) issued guidance reminding health plans that all qualified, approved COVID-19 vaccines must be provided with no cost-sharing for health plan enrollees
CHOICE Administrators is expanding coverage through ChoiceBuilder, its ancillary-only benefits exchange. Insurance brokers can now offer employer-sponsored and voluntary insurance to businesses with up to 500 employees for coverage effective March 1, 2021. Options include dental, vision, chiropractic & acupuncture, and life insurance.
The Trump administration on Thursday proposed changes that aim to improve patient and provider access to medical records and reform prior authorization.