Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says the agency is winding down support for mRNA as it looks to "whole virus" vaccines that offer broad protection against seasonal illnesses such as COVID-19 and influenza. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says the agency is winding down support for mRNA as it looks to "whole virus" vaccines that offer broad protection against seasonal illnesses such as COVID-19 and influenza. | | |
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Elisabeth Potter, MD, said her clinic has been removed from the insurer’s provider networks, putting her business $5 million in debt as she faces a lawsuit over a social media video. Elisabeth Potter, MD, said her clinic has been removed from the insurer’s provider networks, putting her business $5 million in debt as she faces a lawsuit over a social media video. | | |
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When dissatisfied patients slam provider entities in online reviews, they tend to focus on administrative frustrations and thwarted requests. By contrast, satisfied healthcare consumers write quick, list-like rundowns of things that pleased them. When dissatisfied patients slam provider entities in online reviews, they tend to focus on administrative frustrations and thwarted requests. By contrast, satisfied healthcare consumers write quick, list-like rundowns of things that pleased them. | | |
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The U.S. Department of Justice confirmed that divestitures will be made in 19 of the 20 states at high risk of overconsolidation in the hospice market as a result of the merger. The transaction is now expected to move forward. The U.S. Department of Justice confirmed that divestitures will be made in 19 of the 20 states at high risk of overconsolidation in the hospice market as a result of the merger. The transaction is now expected to move forward. | | |
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The Government Accountability Office wrote in a new report that the National Institutes of Health violated the Impoundment Control Act, which bars delays in allocating funds approved by Congress, when it pulled funds for research grants linked to “equity-related” initiatives. The Government Accountability Office wrote in a new report that the National Institutes of Health violated the Impoundment Control Act, which bars delays in allocating funds approved by Congress, when it pulled funds for research grants linked to “equity-related” initiatives. | | |
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The American Pharmacists Association is being labeled as a biased special interest group under new rules for the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, a move that seems to be politically motivated when APhA did not support changes in COVID vaccines earlier this year. The American Pharmacists Association is being labeled as a biased special interest group under new rules for the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, a move that seems to be politically motivated when APhA did not support changes in COVID vaccines earlier this year. | | |
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The number is almost double initial estimates. With final data breach notifications now sent, UnitedHealthcare said its investigation into the February 2024 ransomware attack is coming to a close. The number is almost double initial estimates. With final data breach notifications now sent, UnitedHealthcare said its investigation into the February 2024 ransomware attack is coming to a close. | | |
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Growing physician shortages have spurred rising salaries as health systems and practices attempt to attract or retain staff. Survey data from over 37,000 physicians shows the average physician pay in the U.S. increased 3.7% from 2023 to 2024 but remains lower than in 2022. Growing physician shortages have spurred rising salaries as health systems and practices attempt to attract or retain staff. Survey data from over 37,000 physicians shows the average physician pay in the U.S. increased 3.7% from 2023 to 2024 but remains lower than in 2022. | | |
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Patients told the PAN Foundation they were helped by charities and manufacturer rebate programs, with some advised by alternative funding programs to get their drugs from outside the country. Patients told the PAN Foundation they were helped by charities and manufacturer rebate programs, with some advised by alternative funding programs to get their drugs from outside the country. | | |
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No single CMS strategy has proven an inarguable success at delivering significant cost savings while optimizing patient outcomes and minimizing clinical risks. Two researchers think they’ve found a way. No single CMS strategy has proven an inarguable success at delivering significant cost savings while optimizing patient outcomes and minimizing clinical risks. Two researchers think they’ve found a way. | | |
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![COVID-19 patients may face an increased risk of developing a significant heart rhythm condition, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTs), according to new findings published in Nature Cardiovascular Research.[1] COVID-19 vaccines are also associated with a higher POTS risk, but the risk was much greater after COVID-19 than after COVID-19 vaccination. Photo by Dave Fornell. Katherine Fornell](https://healthexec.com/sites/default/files/styles/media_thumbnail/public/2022-06/covid_vaccine_booster_vaccination_df_june_2022_copy.jpg?itok=4GbE_vXE)
