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Administration secures 3.2 million doses of Novavax COVID-19 vaccine
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in collaboration with the Department of Defense, announced it has secured 3.2 million doses of Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine.
The protein-based, adjuvanted vaccine will be made available for free to state…
House bill seeks to keep Medicare Hospital Insurance Fund solvent
New legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives seeks to avoid a shortfall in the Medicare Hospital Insurance Fund by closing tax loopholes and redirecting tax revenue in a push to keep the fund solvent by at least another decade.
HHS: Emergency medical care includes abortion access
The federal government under the Biden Administration has made a push to ensure abortion access as part of emergency medical care, with Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra telling providers this week that pregnant women and others experi…
CVS Health taps Tilak Mandadi as new EVP, chief data, digital and technology officer
CVS Health has named Tilak Mandadi as executive vice president and to the newly created role of chief data, digital and technology Officer. The company said Mandadi’s tenure in the new roles will begin on July 25.
Mandadi will be responsible for the co…
Signify Health exiting CMS’ bundled payment program
Signify Health, a value-based care-focused analytics platform, will be ceasing its Episodes of Care Services (ECS) business and exiting the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Bundled Payments for Care Improvement-Advanced (BPCI-A) model, the c…
California Governor Gavin Newsom says California will begin making its own low-cost insulin
In a bid to make diabetes treatment more affordable, California Governor Gavin Newsom said in a recent Twitter video that the state will begin making its own low-cost insulin, using a $100 million budget to kick-start development and manufacturing of …
Employers hone in on affordability and access for 2023 benefits
Employers of all sizes are looking to bolster their health benefit options in 2023 with an eye toward improving recruitment and retention, and will focus on affordability and access, according to a new Mercer survey.
One-fifth of adults have received a surprise medical bill, survey shows
One in five adults in the U.S. have received an unexpected medical bill this year, even after a federal ban on surprise medical billing, according to a new survey from Morning Consult.
CMS targeting ACOs, behavioral health in 2023 Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued the 2023 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule, which seeks to expand access to behavioral health services, Accountable Care Organizations, cancer screening and dental care, with a focus on…
HHS providing resources to states for oversight of Medicaid, CHIP managed care
The Department of Health and Human Services, through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, has released a suite of resources meant to improve CMS and state oversight of Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program managed care programs – …
