Is nothing sacred anymore? Fat Bear Week has been rocked by a cheating scandal, with spam bots submitting fake votes for one of the big bears. In health news, a new watchdog report found millions of low- or no-income Americans are still eligible for COVID-19 stimulus funds. This is Overnight Health Care, where we’re following the latest moves on policy and […]
Vector illustration of a vote, measurement of customer satisfaction and star rating, satisfactory rating, hand shows a class sign. Social Media Marketing, SMM illustration. Vector isolated on white Healthcare is the business of medical relationships. However, until recently, the healthcare ecosystem has deemphasized the relationship portion of this equation. Now, healthcare innovators are trailblazing new models that empower patients to […]
Concern over costs is driving some employers to consider making changes to their retiree healthcare benefits, a new survey shows. Almost half of the employer respondents said they are looking to do something different because the benefits are too expensive to maintain. The Willis Towers Watson (WTW) survey, released Tuesday, received responses from 122 U.S. employers in July and August. The companies […]
Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) and Contessa Health are teaming up with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to offer at-home care services to patients in Central Arkansas. The parties involved announced a joint venture this week that will allow Contessa and Amedisys to deliver care across the full continuum in the home in a new region. “Contessa is […]
The covid-19 pandemic casts a long shadow over the lives of older adults and their family caregivers in the United States, even as many people resolve to move on and resume normal activities. Even President Joe Biden declared “the pandemic is over” in a recent interview, a controversial statement he later sought to clarify. Judith Graham, KHN’s “Navigating Aging” columnist, […]
Nearly one million additional Americans will have access to ObamaCare subsidies next year under a final rule issued Tuesday by the Biden administration. The rule fixes the so-called “family glitch,” a loophole in the health law that prevents family members from receiving ObamaCare subsidies if a household member has access to an affordable employer-sponsored health plan. An employer-sponsored plan is […]
The same tools that healthcare providers use to operate and maintain secure IT systems can also be weaponized by hackers. In fact, that happens fairly often, according to a cybersecurity report recently released by the Department of Health and Human Services. The report flagged legitimate security tools that are commonly used by providers, including Cobalt Strike and PowerShell. Hackers are […]
A recent clinical trial has found less-than-promising results for a nasally administered version of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, with immune responses only observed in “a minority of participants.” University of Oxford researchers found in their Phase 1 clinical trial that not only were antibody responses only seen in a minority of participants, but these responses were also weaker in comparison to […]
Come 2023, members of Capital Blue Cross and even those that are not will be able to bypass their traditional pharmacy benefits manager and buy prescription drugs from Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company. The Dallas, Texas-based company launched in 2022 as a disruptor to the traditional pharmacy industry, and last week both companies announced that Capital Blue Cross is […]
Walmart said Tuesday it will begin helping pharmaceutical companies, clinical research organizations and academic medical centers recruit people for clinical research trials. Its Walmart Healthcare Research Institute will focus on recruiting older adults, rural residents and minority populations for clinical trials and studies on treatments for chronic conditions. The move puts Walmart in direct competition with Walgreens and CVS Health […]