House Reps introduce bill to add dental coverage to Medicare
July 26, 2021 – House Reps Steven Horsford (D-NV-04) and Robin Kelly (D-IL-02) have introduced the Medicare Dental Coverage Act, which would expand Medicare Part…
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Quidel announces agreement to transition BNP business to Beckman Coulter
July 26, 2021 – Quidel Corporation (San Diego, CA) announced it has entered agreements with Beckman Coulter resolving the ongoing litigation with Beckman Coulter and…
Medtronic launches newest-generation drug coated balloon catheter in Europe
July 26, 2021 – Medtronic plc (Dublin, Ireland) announced the launch of the Prevail drug coated balloon (DCB) Catheter in Europe following receipt of CE…
UnityPoint Health announces new CFO
July 23, 2021 – UnityPoint Health announced that Doug Watson was selected to serve as SVP and CFO officer of UnityPoint Health. Watson comes to…
Pfizer, Biontech to provide U.S. with additional 200 million doses of COVID-19 Vaccine
July 23, 2021 – Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE announced that the U.S. government has purchased an additional 200 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19…
Biden Administration to invest more than $1.6B to support COVID-19 testing, mitigation in vulnerable communities
July 23, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s ongoing COVID-19 response efforts, will invest…
El Camino Health signs with HealthTrust for group purchasing and ancillary supply chain services
July 23, 2021 – HealthTrust (Nashville, TN) announced that El Camino Health has signed an agreement for GPO and ancillary services and will join HealthTrust’s…
CMS proposes 2022 OPPS rates, higher hospital price transparency penalty
July 22, 2021 – CMS is seeking greater hospital price transparency enforcement through the newly proposed Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) rule for calendar…
Beaumont announces departure of 3 top leaders
July 22, 2021 – Beaumont Health announced that three of its leaders will leave the health system as it finalizes its merger with Spectrum Health…
Northwestern Medicine first in U.S. to use live 3D intracardiac echo for heart rhythm procedure
July 22, 2021 – Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute recently became the first cardiovascular program in the U.S. to use a new real-time 3D intracardiac…