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Biden signs $1.7T omnibus, paving way for multiple health policy priorities

Just ahead of the year-end deadline, President Joe Biden signed into law a massive $1.7 trillion spending package that includes a slew of healthcare policy priorities.
 

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Oregon health agency approves Amazon, One Medical acquisition, moving $3.9B deal one step forward

Oregon’s health agency approved Amazon’s proposed deal to buy One Medical, moving the tech giant one step closer to sealing the $3.9 billion acquisition.

Thousands of nurses across 5 NYC hospitals plan open-ended strike

A total 16,000 nurses working in eight New York City hospitals voted to authorize a walk-off, though nearly 6,000 have since come to a tentative agreement with NewYork-Presbyterian, Maimonides Health and Richmond University Medical Center.

Physician group practices struggle with bundled payments: study

Hospitals seem to do bundled payments better than physician group practices, says a new study that delves into reasons why that might be the case.

Cost fears holding uninsured people back from signing up for coverage: Florida Blue survey

People who lack health insurance are hesitant to sign up for coverage because they fear the costs are too high, a new survey shows.

Northern Light Health inks strategic collaboration with Optum

Northern Light Health, an integrated delivery system in Maine, has entered into a strategic collaboration with UnitedHealth Group's Optum.

Prolonged ED stays more common among kids with behavioral health diagnoses since COVID began

Researchers found that one in five pediatric mental health ED visits logged from 2020 to 2021 exceeded 12 hours, raising concerns about unmet care needs and ED capacity.

California awards managed care contracts to Molina, Elevance Health and others for 2024

California's Medicaid managed care program awarded plan contracts to five insurers for 2024 as well as imposed new equity and transparency requirements.

FDA rule allows retail pharmacies to dispense abortion pills

Abortion pills will now be available at retail pharmacies, according to a change in regulations governing how the medications can be dispensed that the Food and Drug Administration finalized yesterday.

XBB COVID variant presents a unique threat: study

XBB increases its fitness through recombination, says a study that has yet to be peer reviewed. Recombination presented one of the biggest challenges in fighting HIV/AIDS in the early days of that pandemic.
 
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