By MATTHEW HOLT I have been on a quest to try to understand why I am being charged $34.95 by Labcorp for some lab tests that I think should be free under the ACA preventative care statutes, and for which my insurer Blue Shield of Californian has issued me an EOB with a $0 co-pay….
Michael Cannon makes the convincing case that the answer is a resounding ‘no’. Those who say that private health insurance companies are evil entities that profit from denying health care to patients fail to appreciate that private health insurance companies are in fact a wondrous force for good.Outrageous? Not at all. Health insurance companies get…
CMS sets timeline for Medicaid SDP payment reductions and compliance
Strive Health’s Series D funding was led by New Enterprise Associates, and included participation from CVS Health Ventures, CapitalG, Echo Health and several others. The post Strive Health Secures $550M to Advance Value-Based Kidney Care Model appeared first on MedCity News.
Corewell Health is seeing positive results from its partnership with Nudj Health, a startup that delivers virtual lifestyle medicine programs. More than 3,600 Corewell patients have enrolled in Nudj’s programs since 2023 — and their reported improvements include weight loss, reduced depression and anxiety levels, better cholesterol and triglyceride levels, and increased daily exercise minutes….
A new report by Endeavor Business Intelligence shows both clear priorities and glaring potential weak spots at organizations.
Novartis is getting Tourmaline Bio’s pacibekitug, a Phase 3-ready antibody drug in development for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Tourmaline licensed pacibekitug from Pfizer, which remains eligible for milestone payments tied to the progress of the drug. The post Novartis’s $1.4B Tourmaline Acquisition Brings Heart Drug That Could Rival Novo Nordisk, CSL Meds appeared first on…
This analysis examines the health costs associated with pregnancy, childbirth, post-partum care, and infancy. It finds that health costs associated with pregnancy, childbirth, and post-partum care average a total of $20,416, including $2,743 in out-of-pocket expenses, for women enrolled in employer plans.
Speaking at the recent Wells Fargo 20th Annual Healthcare Conference in Boston, senior executives envisioned the road ahead
Acquisition builds on Ascend’s recent additions of myTIPreport and Clover Learning