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HHS adds Humira, other drugs to list of drugs subject to inflation rebates
The White House and the Department of Health and Human Services have announced the names of the first set of Part B prescription drugs that will be subject to Medicare inflation rebates because they raised their prices faster than inflation.
One of the…
Insurers insist RADV rule, MA payment changes would result in cuts
Insurers have been pushing back against a Medicare Advance Notice on payment rates and a Risk Adjustment Data Validation (RADV) final rule they say will affect consumers and taxpayers.
AHIP helms coalition to avoid Medicaid redetermination coverage lapses
A new coalition fronted by insurer group AHIP is pushing to avoid lapses in coverage for people who may be dropped from the Medicaid program once states restart redeterminations.
Senators push CMS to close price transparency loopholes
Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Mike Braun (R-IN) are pressing the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to update its regulations and close loopholes they say allow health insurers to avoid price transparency requirements.
Nurses faring better despite still-high rates of burnout
Nurses nationwide are feeling slightly better about their jobs these days, with a new nurse.org survey showing that 60% still love being a nurse. But 62% are still concerned about the future of nursing.
Hospitals’ labor costs increased 258% over the last three years
Contract labor expenses for hospitals shot up 258% from 2019 to 2022, which is linked to long-standing labor shortages in the industry, according to data published by Syntellis and the American Hospital Association.
Top Stories: Best Buy, Atrium developing hospital-at-home offerings; Microsoft and MITRE develop automated adversarial attack library
A tech retailer is moving into the remote patient monitoring space. What are the details? We’ll suss out those details and more in this week’s Top Stories, including Microsoft and MITRE’s new collaboration on a cybersecurity tool, and hospital groups’ …
Weight Watchers enters telehealth space with Sequence acquisition
Weight Watchers, which now goes by the designation “WW,” is entering into the telehealth prescription drug space, having entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Sequence for $132 million.
The subscription telehealth platform offers access to he…
Connecticut hospitals see expenses rise $3.5 billion post-pandemic
Due to rising medical supply costs as well as the cost of drugs and labor, total expenses for Connecticut hospitals in 2022 were $3.5 billion higher than they were before the pandemic – a more dire predicament than that seen by hospitals nationwide, ac…
Patient groups press government to do more on medical debt
Patient and consumer advocacy organizations, including the Center for American Progress and the Legal Council for Health Justice, have sent letters to the IRS and Consumer Protection Bureau pushing the Biden administration to do more to protect America…
