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By Jeff Lagasse | 11:57 am | November 23, 2021
The field strength includes more than 11,900 members working in behavioral health disciplines, including psychiatrists and psychiatric NPs.
By Susan Morse | 11:11 am | November 23, 2021
The report's release coincides with the No Surprises Act taking effect on January 1, 2022.
By Susan Morse | 12:45 pm | November 22, 2021
Providers like funding for workforce training while PhRMA and others say bill would curb drug innovation.
By Jeff Lagasse | 04:58 pm | November 18, 2021
One dose every 12 hours for five days reduces the rate of hospitalization or death due to COVID-19 by nearly 90%, Pfizer says.
By Jeff Lagasse | 11:53 am | November 18, 2021
New data submission requirements include information on average monthly premiums and drug spending for patients.
By Jeff Lagasse | 04:01 pm | November 17, 2021
The number is lower than many thought it would be, although the numbers are slightly higher in urban areas.
By Susan Morse | 12:42 pm | November 17, 2021
Over 100,000 American lives were lost to overdoses between April 2020 and April of this year, according to CDC data released today.
By Jeff Lagasse | 12:19 pm | November 15, 2021
CMS attributes the increases in part to rising prices and utilization across the healthcare system, as well as the Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm.
By HIMSS TV | 12:00 am | November 15, 2021
Host Jonah Comstock and Brennan Spiegel, MD, of Cedars-Sinai wrap up The Virtual Care Paradigm series. They project a future healthcare not determined by time and space.
By Jeff Lagasse | 03:53 pm | November 12, 2021
Hospitals in non-expansion states would see more than $6.8 billion in new spending as a result of the BBBA’s closing of the Medicaid gap.