Dive Brief: Beaumont Health and Spectrum Health are looking to merge in a deal that would result in Michigan’s biggest health system with 22 hospitals and 64,000 employees across the state, with combined annual revenue of almost $ 13 billion. Executives of the two systems announced Thursday they have signed a letter of intent to explore… Read More »
Dive Brief: The Trump administration proposed a rule Friday to allow some group health plans grandfathered under the Affordable Care Act to raise out-of-pocket costs for enrollees but still allow them to have health savings accounts. Such plans must not discriminate against enrollees with pre-existing conditions, but are exempt from many other ACA regulations. If… Read More »
Tuesday, Jan 14 2020 UPDATED 8:34 AM full issue State Highlights: Four Gun-Control Bills Pass Virginia Committee For First Time; Oregon Health Authority Seeks $ 20M For Mental Health Treatment Media outlets report on news from Virginia, Oregon, Maryland, Kansas, Ohio, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Florida, Texas, Missouri, Iowa, Connecticut and Wisconsin. The Washington Post: Four Firearms… Read More »
When Amgen signed an outcomes-based reimbursement deal for its blockbuster rheumatoid arthritis drug Enbrel with Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare in 2017, it seemed like a strategy for preserving the market share of a product on the cusp of losing its patent protection. The patent threat has since been pushed off several years—but Amgen is still making… Read More »