Virtual opioid use disorder provider Bicycle Health announced Thursday that it is partnering with Albertsons, a supermarket and pharmacy chain, to expand access to buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder.
Boston-based Bicycle Health is a…
Investment in value-based care startups quadrupled during the pandemic, and dollars continue to flow to these companies as the healthcare industry shifts its focus away from fee-for-service care. Some examples of value-based care startups…
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Today we’re not only facing a critical shortage of skilled nurses, exacerbated by pandemic burnout layered onto the aging nursing workforce, but we’re also confronted with the fact that most licensed nurses are simply…
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Castell, the value-based care subsidiary of Intermountain Healthcare, selected Headspace to offer digital mental health services to members of select insurance plans in Utah, the companies announced Thursday.
Santa Monica, California-based Headspace offers a range…
Beginning September 1, HHS’ Office of the Inspector General (OIG) will begin enforcing the anti-information blocking regulations laid out in the 21st Century Cures Act. The office finalized penalties to enforce these rules in…
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Mental health company Two Chairs announced Tuesday that it is launching two new features for patients: group therapy and care navigation.
San Francisco-based Two Chairs was founded in 2017 and offers in-person, virtual and hybrid…
Historically, the healthcare industry has had a reputation of countercyclicality. The idea here is that people are always going to need healthcare services and products, so the sector is less vulnerable to the effects…
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On August 31, the Office of California Healthcare Affordability (OCHA) will close the public comment period regarding proposed regulations under a new law that is aimed at providing oversight of certain healthcare M&A deals…
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The healthcare industry is constantly evolving, and recent news about insurers rolling back authorization requirements has been met with optimism. While this step forward is undoubtedly positive for healthcare providers and patients, it is…
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Value-based kidney care is gaining momentum in the healthcare industry. Just in the last month, Humana contracted with Interwell Health for kidney care and Signify Health released a new chronic kidney disease evaluation. A…
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