Plus, New York distributing bonuses to ‘hands-on’ health workers
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Here are 4 key health policy items in the Inflation Reduction Act

Here are four health policy items you may have missed in the major health, taxes and climate package that the House passed late last week.

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Top Stories Of The Week

New York distributing bonuses to 'hands-on' healthcare workers statewide—here's who's eligible for up to $3,000

The newly launched program will be available to those earning base salaries below $125,000 and require workers to stick to their posts for six months. The governor's office characterized the payments as a thank you and an attempt to head-off labor shortages straining the industry.

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Biden signs bill that extends ACA subsidies through 2025, makes drug price reforms

The House passed the Inflation Reduction Act that includes key reforms to drug prices and extends enhanced ACA subsidies, sending the bill to President Biden.

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Humana to acquire Wisconsin managed care plan Inclusa

Humana will acquire a Wisconsin managed care plan in a bid to bulk up its Medicaid services, the insurer announced Friday.

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Regulatory filing details Amazon, CVS bidding war for One Medical as primary care in M&A crosshairs

Tech-enabled primary care players are now prime targets for M&A deals as retailers like CVS, Walgreens and Walmart look to expand their reach into healthcare. Here's how the Amazon-One Medical deal came together.

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New survey assesses the biggest hurdles, goals for health plans amid a rapidly changing landscape

Some of the biggest threats facing health plans are new regulations, growing consumer expectations, competition and the transition to value-based payment strategies.

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Mount Sinai, Regeneron unveil plans to sequence and study 1M patients' genomes

The Million Health Discoveries Program will recruit consenting patients over the next five years to build a database of sequenced DNA samples that are paired with de-identified patient records.

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Health tech layoffs continue as Signify Health will cut nearly 500 jobs and Truepill reduces headcount, again

Digital health company Truepill has conducted its third round of layoffs in 2022, according to media reports. And Signify Health, the value-based home health provider reportedly being pursued by CVS Health, also cut its workforce as its shifts away from its episodes of care business.

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Mass General Brigham weathers $949M net loss, -2.8% operating margin during fiscal Q3

Industry-wide labor challenges and limited discharges during the most recent quarter saw Mass General Brigham's operations plummet from last year's 3.1% margin.

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On track to hit $1B in revenue this year, Alto Pharmacy tapped an Amazon exec to lead its next phase of growth

Looking to take on the $500 billion retail pharmacy market, Alto Pharmacy has grown quickly as it now operates in 13 markets and is on track to cross the $1 billion revenue mark by the end of 2022. In an exclusive interview, Jamie Karraker, co-founder and co-CEO, chatted with me about the company's next chapter, its new CEO and why the pharmacy space is in need of innovation.

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