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CVS tags Optum exec to lead new healthcare delivery division

Healthcare Dive

Effective Oct. 17, Amar Desai will lead the new CVS unit, and will work to link CVS’ portfolio to develop payer-agnostic products and services.

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Putting a Price Tag on Healthcare Middlemen

HealthIT Answers

The post Putting a Price Tag on Healthcare Middlemen appeared first on Health IT Answers. By David Burda - Healthcare middlemen like group purchasing organizations, distributors and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) add costs to our already bloated healthcare system, not subtract costs through savings like they claim.

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The Colonoscopies Were Free. But the ‘Surgical Trays’ Came With $600 Price Tags.

Kaiser Health News

Chantal Panozzo and her husband followed their primary care doctors’ orders last year after they both turned 45, now the recommended age to start screening for colorectal cancer. They scheduled their first routine colonoscopies a few months apart. Panozzo said she was excited to get a colonoscopy, of all things, because it meant free care.

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CMS to roll out 'birthing-friendly' hospital tag on Care Compare site

Fierce Healthcare

CMS to roll out 'birthing-friendly' hospital tag on Care Compare site. Tue, 12/07/2021 - 15:43.

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How to Package and Price Embedded Analytics

Just by embedding analytics, application owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.

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New CMS pilot to test payment scheme for pricey sickle cell gene therapies

Healthcare Dive

The CMS innovation center will coordinate insurance coverage across states to help patients access new treatments with multi-million-dollar price tags.

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Compliance Officers Lookout! DOJ and OIG Tag Team Corporate Integrity Agreements

Healthcare Law Today

The Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of the Health and Human Services (OIG) recently changed the language describing a compliance officer’s role in relation to other responsibilities he or she may have within their company when under a Corporate Integrity Agreement (CIA).