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Cigna Plans to Sell Medicare Business, WH Aims to Lower Sickle Cell Therapy Costs

February 7, 2024 - Cigna will sell its Medicare plans for billions of dollars, according to an announcement from HCSC. The independent licensee of Blue Cross Blue Shield Association revealed that it had plans to purchase Cigna's Medicare businesses--including but not limited to its Medicare Advantage and Part D plans--for $3.3 billion. The deal still has to jump...


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VBC May Poorly Affect Health Equity, Amazon Adds Health Offering

by Editorial Staff

Value-based care efforts have aimed for health equity, but one Health Affairs study found evidence that some value-based purchasing efforts may maintain care disparities for Black Medicare...

Why NYC’s Safety-Net Provider Is Still Struggling After Billions in Federal Aid

by Hayden Schmidt

New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (NYC Health + Hospitals) received one of the largest issuances of COVID-19 relief funds from the federal government compared to all other health systems during the pandemic. But three years...

CMS Pitches New Value-Based Care Model, Medicare Spending Rises Fast

by Hayden Schmidt

In policy news this week, CMS will test a new value-based care model in eight states. The model offers participants additional revenue to improve their primary care services. Meanwhile, research from...

HHS Releases Cancer Moonshot Plan, VA EHRM Pause Extended

by Hayden Schmidt

In the news this week, the ambitious Biden Administration Cancer Moonshot was detailed in a new plan released by HHS. Meanwhile, the beleaguered VA EHR project has been put on the back burner...

VA EHR May Gain Biden Budget Boost as Congress Threatens Cuts

by Hayden Schmidt

In the news this week, continued turmoil for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) EHR project, and the FDA released several changes to its mammography regulations that hope to improve the breast...

CDC Ends Some Coronavirus Restrictions, Medicare Changes Under New Act

by Hayden Schmidt

Late last week, CDC introduced new guidance for dealing with coronavirus cases, removing several restrictions as the number of cases continues to rise throughout the country. Revised guidance will lift...

NIH Funds Machine Learning, Omnibus Bill Expands Medicare Telehealth

by Hayden Schmidt

A new grant issued by the NIH will take advantage of EHRs and machine learning to diagnose a life-threatening circulatory disease better. In Congress, the omnibus spending package will boost access to...

Feds Issue Cybersecurity Advisory, Lawmakers Target Direct Contracting

by Hayden Schmidt

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Security Agency (NSA), and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have convened to issue a cybersecurity advisory for major...

Governors Codify Telehealth, CMS Funds 1,000 Medicare Residencies

by Hayden Schmidt

Newly discovered vulnerabilities in Apache’s Log4j software library are threatening healthcare systems that rely on the technology. HHS is addressing the issue with new guidance and warnings....

Bill Proposes Permanent Telehealth, Congress Sidesteps Medicare Cuts

by Hayden Schmidt

Legislation introduced by a group of bipartisan representatives intends to expand telehealth access to Medicare beneficiaries regardless of geography. Additionally, both chambers of Congress passed a...

Three Key Targets for Payers During Medicare Open Enrollment

by Kelsey Waddill

Affordability, simplicity, and accessibility remain the three targets that payers aim to hit during Medicare open enrollment season, according to Christopher Ciano, president of Aetna Medicare. Listen...

Despite Relief Funds, One-Third of Hospitals Eye Expected Losses

by Kyle Murphy, PhD

While pandemic relief funds may have enabled leading hospitals to weather the storm of COVID-19, quite a few hospitals anticipate significant losses during the second year of the pandemic. Hospital...

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