Omada partners with CVS Caremark on weight management program
Omada Health is joining forces with CVS Health’s Caremark as part of the pharmacy benefit manager’s weight management program. This...
Duke-Margolis launches council focused on private equity in healthcare
Private equity’s track record in healthcare could best be described as “mixed,” with high-profile failures like the implosion of Steward...
Trump nominates Susan Monarez as CDC Director
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Acting Director Susan Monarez is being tapped to fill the role in a...
The Doctors Company to buy ProAssurance in $1.3B deal
The Doctors Company plans to take specialty medical insurer ProAssurance private in a deal worth $1.3 billion, the companies announced...
Trump fires two Democratic FTC commissioners
The two remaining Democratic commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission are fired, they announced on social media Tuesday. Alvaro Bedoya...
Dr. Oz questioned over Medicaid cuts, promises MA reforms
Mehmet Oz, M.D., or Dr. Oz, faced a wide-ranging set of questions from lawmakers over how he would run the...
Bipartisan bill gives president medical good trade deal powers
A bipartisan, bicameral group of senators have introduced legislation that would give the president new authority to negotiate and strike...
CMMI to cut payment models, estimates $750M in savings
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) will stop certain payment models by the end of the year. Without...
Congress must address doctor shortage and burnout
If you’ve been forced to wait for medical care recently, you’re not alone. In the past year, a third of patients have...
Lessons learned from the Change cyberattack
Just over a year ago, cybercriminals launched a ransomware attack on clearinghouse Change Healthcare in what became the biggest hack...
