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Top Story Eli Lilly's Insulin: Cheaper for Patients Without Much Financial Hit to the Firm Eli Lilly is slashing prices for its insulin products and capping a patient's monthly out-of-pocket costs at $35. But a financial analyst notes that the company can afford to cut prices on older medicines like insulin because the strategy will help it maintain pricing power for innovative new drugs. Sponsored How to Leverage Diagnostic Development to Guard Against RSV, Flu and Covid-19 Presented by BD and MedCity News A webinar sponsored by BD scheduled for March 7 will explore the following: How diagnostics companies are working with healthcare organizations to guard against the perfect storm of Covid-19, RSV and influenza. Clinical presentation and symptoms  Impact on children and the pediatric population The BD Veritor™ Plus System and its benefits Innovations that companies such as BD have enacted to support public health Register today!

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Across Healthcare, Companies Are Profiting From Data. When Will Providers and Patients Get Their Share of the Winnings? Valuable digital data is a relatively new phenomenon in the history of healthcare. Providers need to think of it in a new way — not as a byproduct, but as another valuable outcome they are generating as they do their jobs and care for patients. There Is a Mental Health Disconnect Between Employers and the Workforce, Report Finds About 73% of benefits leaders believe their company has increased employee mental health support, a new survey found. Yet, many managers and employees disagree, showing a disconnect in perceptions. Inside Hackensack Meridian Health's Violence Prevention Program In the two years since its launch, Hackensack Meridian Health's violence prevention program has provided medical, financial and emotional aid to more than 400 victims of violence. Government officials have taken note of this — the program recently gained $3 million in federal and state grants. California Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Keep Rural Hospitals From Closing as They Work to Meet Seismic Compliance A California lawmaker recently introduced legislation designed to keep the state's small and rural hospitals from closing as they work to meet seismic safety compliance requirements. The bill would require California's Department of Health Care Access and Administration to provide grant funding to small and rural hospitals so they can achieve compliance amid times of severe financial distress Evernorth Adds Brightline to Network to Advance Behavioral Health Services for Families Brightline's services are now available to all of Evernorth's employer clients across all 50 states, as well as Cigna's customers who receive health coverage through their employer or marketplace exchange plans. These services include educational content about mental health concerns, interactive exercises, one-on-one coaching and care with therapists and psychiatrists. Travel Nurses: Risk Management Insights Travel nurses provide critical relief during staffing shortages and use of these professionals has increased in recent years. With this increase comes new and emerging risks. A review of closed malpractice claims data at Coverys reveals the top areas of vulnerability for travel nurses differs from other healthcare providers.

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