Susan Morse

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Supreme Court declines to hear ERISA petition against Express Scripts

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a case over whether pharmacy benefit managers must act in the interest of Employee Retirement Income Security Act self-funded plans by lowering drug costs.

HHS announces an enhanced vaccine strategy to control the spread of monkeypox

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced an enhanced nationwide vaccination strategy against monkeypox. 
The strategy will prioritize vaccines for areas with the highest numbers of cases, and provide guidance to state, territorial…

Becerra: Support for medication abortion, travel and privacy but there is no ‘magic bullet’ to ruling 

The federal government will do all it can to protect Americans’ reproductive rights but there is no “magic bullet” to Friday’s Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, Health and Human Secretary Xavier Becerra said on Tuesday.
HHS will support acc…

DrFirst releases Huddle Health app for health record portability

E-prescribing software developer Dr. First has announced a free Huddle Health app that allows patients to receive and share their medical records.
The app allows users to collect and share records from their health history, including past and current m…

New Enhanced Oncology Model will test how to deliver patient-centered care

 The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation has designed a new model aimed at improving cancer care for Medicare patients through enhanced services such as patient navigation, care planning and the collection of electronic patient-reported outcomes.

HHS, Labor and Treasury put insurers on notice about ACA contraception coverage

The heads of the Department of Health and Human Services, Labor and the Treasury Departments have put health plans and issuers on alert over contraception coverage under the Affordable Care Act.

Roe v. Wade ruling to have ‘practical’ impact on hospitals, AHA says

The American Hospital Association’s reaction to Friday’s Roe v. Wade decision overturning close to 50 years of abortion rights was brief and lacking the emotion of other statements by health leaders.

Meta Platforms sued for alleged unlawful collection of patient data

Meta Platforms is facing a potential class-action lawsuit for allegedly using its Pixel tracking tool to get patient information from hospital portals for target marketing purposes.

Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision could affect health insurance coverage

Today’s Supreme Court ruling striking down Roe v. Wade has implications for health insurance coverage, according to healthinsurance.org
The 6-3 ruling that unwinds close to 50 years of a woman’s right to an abortion now leaves that decision to individu…

Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade

The Supreme Court has overturned 49 years of a women’s constitutional right to an abortion in siding today with Mississippi Department of Health Officer Thomas E. Dobbs in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.