Jeff Lagasse
The companies hope the treatment will provide greater efficacy as the virus evolves and proves increasingly resistant to current therapies.
The company believes the equivalent therapies will lower healthcare costs while providing more choice and flexibility.
The end result will be a "diversified pharmacy solutions organization" serving commercial markets and government programs.
The AHA recommended that the DEA release proposed rules for telehealth special registration as soon as possible.
Half of large employers offering retiree health benefits offer coverage to at least some retirees through a contract with an MA plan.
A three-judge panel in Florida ruled TeamHealth was owed $10.8 million due to underpayments from UHC from 2017 to 2020.
Audits uncovered about $12 million in net overpayments; AGs say lax rules for safeguarding reproductive health data could harm providers.
Total expenses are cumulatively 20% above pre-pandemic levels.
Optum Labs is providing funding in 2022-'23, which will drive research in precision behavioral health, among other areas of focus.
The readmission reductions may be due mostly to changes in how patient visits are being classified, JAMA analysis shows.