A look at the progress toward value-based care in mental health
Behavioral health has lagged behind in the shift to value-based care, and a new paper from experts at Cigna outlines...
Nutrition counseling startups Fay, Berry Street each score $50M
Two startups that aim to make it easier for consumers to connect with dietitians and nutrition counseling each raised $50...
State of Louisiana reports first fatal H5N1 bird flu case
A Louisiana patient who had been hospitalized with the first human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or H5N1, in...
Maven Clinic achieves NCQA’s health equity accreditation
Maven Clinic, a global virtual clinic for women’s and family health, announced last week it had earned NCQA’s health equity...
Editor’s Corner—A look back at the top 15 stories of 2024
Medicare Advantage, UnitedHealth Group, physician pay and reimbursement and layoffs were top of mind for Fierce Healthcare readers in 2024....
Anthem faces backlash from new anesthesia policy, reverses course in all states
A recent decision from Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield in three states to stop paying for anesthesia care in select...
Are there lessons to be learned from primary care stumbles?
Just three years ago, primary care was a hot category with major players making sizeable investments to build out healthcare...
Planned Parenthood decries executive power in pending House bill
National healthcare groups have signed on in opposition to a House bill that would soon grant President Donald Trump the...
Cencora to buy Retina Consultants of America in $4.6B deal
Drug distributor Cencora plans to buy Retina Consultants of America from Webster Equity Partners in a $4.6 billion deal. RCA...
New bipartisan bill aims to block Medicare pay cuts to docs
Physicians and other healthcare practitioners may get a pay boost in 2025 through a bipartisan bill introduced in Congress on...
