The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors, an independent nonprofit organization authorized by Congress, has approved $85 million for 16 new studies to improve care and outcomes for several conditions.

SOC Telemed, the nation’s largest national provider of telemedicine technology to healthcare providers, has acquired behavioral health telemedicine company JSA Health.

More benefits are coming to Medicare Advantage plans aimed at keeping older Americans in their homes longer, but the uncertainty around these additions—and their cost—means more scrutiny may be needed, according to the Bipartisan Policy Center.

Health insurance company Anthem has teamed up with Walmart in a bid to improve access to and lower the price of over-the-counter (OTC) medicines and services, the companies announced Monday.

U.S. veterans who opt for fee-for-service health systems like Medicare are less likely to receive guideline-concordant care than their counterparts in the Veterans Health Administration (VA), researchers reported in a JAMA Network Open original investigation this month.

CMS has awarded $8.6 million in funding to 30 states and the District of Columbia to help stabilize health insurance markets. The funding is part of $250 million earmarked for State Rate Review Grants to improve the process for how sates review proposed health insurance rates.

Several major pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), functional middlemen that negotiate drug prices with manufacturers, say they’ve received no commitments from big drug makers to lower prices, The Hill reported.

The FDA announced it is taking steps to advance innovation and surveillance for medical devices through the implementation of three initiatives related to the recent user fee re-authorization, according to an Aug. 16 news release.