January 2023

New rule aims to claw back overcharges from MA plans ()
HHS proposes new rule to expand birth control access under the ACA ()
COVID-19 public health emergency to end in May ()
Doctor gets prison time for operating pill mill ()
Burnout is causing clinicians to say goodbye to healthcare ()
FDA announces recall of hemodialysis catheters due to risk of leaks, adverse outcomes ()
Philips announces 6,000 job cuts ()
Record-breaking number of Americans enrolled in health insurance for 2023 ()
Justice Dept. takes down ransomware group targeting hospitals ()
Walgreens may sell $2B pharmacy automation business ()
Kroger launches colorectal clinical trial sites ()
Updated COVID-19 booster protects against subvariants, new study confirms ()
CVS Health launches new virtual primary care service ()
Movers & Shakers: CVS Health, Intrion add new leadership appointees ()
Majority of Americans believe healthcare is a government responsibility ()
Amazon launches $5 prescription services program ()
FDA proposes major shift to COVID vaccine schedule ()
Tenet makes key leadership changes ()
Healthcare workers are unhappy with their pay ()
Johnson & Johnson’s HIV vaccine trial fails ()
CEO turnover dropped to lowest level since 2017 in second half of 2022 ()
More Americans are putting off care than ever before ()
Healthcare bankruptcies jumped 84% in 2022 ()
Cleveland Clinic CEO warns of $200M loss in 2022 ()
Harvard Medical School boycotts US News & World Report rankings ()
Uninsured rate dropped during COVID-19 pandemic ()
Pfizer expands not-for-profit products initiative ()
Movers & Shakers: CDC taps new leader, Mass Eye and Ear appoints chief of anesthesia ()
The best jobs in healthcare ()
Cancer deaths have dropped dramatically ()
Verily lays off 15% of workers months after raising $1B ()
Animal testing no longer required for all new drugs approved by FDA ()
COVID-19 PHE extended to mid-April ()
NYC nurses reach contract agreement with hospitals, ending strike ()
FDA announces recall of adrenaline lots ()
Bernie Sanders slams Moderna for planned COVID-19 vaccine price hike ()
HHS to release first wave of drugs up for price negotiations Sept. 1 ()
Ransomware attacks doubled in a five-year period ()
CVS Health invests $100M into hybrid healthcare company ()
CVS Health reportedly seeking to acquire Oak Street Health for $10B ()
Movers & Shakers: Rite Aid CEO departs, Oak Street Health taps new officer role ()
NYC’s Mt. Sinai nurses strike ()
FDA approves new Alzheimer’s disease drug ()
Amazon’s $4B acquisition of Medical One clears regulators in Oregon ()
NIH launches at-home COVID-19 test and virtual treatment program ()
Health tech experts view Amazon as a major threat ()
Hospital margins saw minor improvements at end of 2022 ()
GE HealthCare stands on its own ()
Industry group pushes for cannabis screenings in surgery ()
Veterans Affairs receives $1.8B to move forward with Oracle-Cerner’s EHR rollout ()
Affordable Care Act Marketplace enrollment jumps 18% over last year ()
Analysis of VA vaccine records finds benefits of Moderna over Pfizer ()