Cigna to Buy Express Scripts in $67 billion deal
Cigna will buy the nation’s number one pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts in a deal worth about $67 billion of cash, stock, and debt.
Georgia Senate Committee cuts down APRN bill, expands reach of physicians.
The Georgia Senate Committee on Health and Human Services slimmed down a potential bill that would give more power to APRNs. Instead they give more power to physicians in effort to bring care to rural Georgia.
Healthcare Bill to Impact Rural Georgia Passes House Committee
A major healthcare bill is moving through the Georgia General Assembly that is trying to help healthcare in rural Georgia. Will House Bill 769 help our rural providers? Read about it here.
Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, JP Morgan Chase are set to change healthcare
Amazon, JP Morgan, and Berkshire Hathaway are teaming up to tackle the biggest problems facing the US in healthcare. Using technology can this company that Amazon and others are forming set healthcare on a new path of innovation?
Medical Records can now travel with you thanks to Apple
The new iPhone update from Apple allows users to keep and carry medical records with them from multiple providers. The issue of security of our health records is moving away from within the doctor’s office, to the palm our hand. Can this be done safely?
UGA Tackles Healthcare Needs in a Rural Georgia Community
The UGA’s program Archway Partnership tackles big problems in small communities across Georgia. The small town of Hawkinsville, GA know this more than any other community. Their next problem is the biggest one yet, opioid abuse.
Physician practices see increased operating losses, survey shows
In a survey conducted by AMGA Consulting found an average of $31,957 in operating losses accrued by integrated health systems during 2016-2017
GAO reports $36.7 billion worth of payment errors
In a report released by the Government Accountability Office, the National Repository of Medicaid created an estimated $36.7 billion worth of payment errors in 2017.
Congress punts CHIP to 2018; Provides Temporary Funding.
In order to avoid a government shutdown, both houses of congress reached a budget deal; however, it won’t be enough to help states that are running out of money for their Children’s Health Insurance Program.
House Panel Urges Changes to Stop Decline of Rural Health Care
Georgia House members have approved a set of bold proposals to strengthen rural health care in the state. According to Georgia Health News, “The recommendations from the House Rural Development Council include expanding insurance coverage through a Medicaid “waiver’’ project and…