The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has taken action to strengthen access to reproductive healthcare the day after trigger laws went into effect in three states to ban abortions.
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Consumers frustrated with health insurance coverage, costs
Americans worry about insurance coverage costs and would like to see more solutions around transparency and out-of-pockets costs from healthcare institutions. That’s according to a new PhRMA/Ipsos poll, which uncovered some frustrations over paying for…
Providence Health Plan teams with Virta Health on Type 2 diabetes reversal
Nonprofit insurer Providence Health Plan has teamed with Type 2 diabetes reversal company Virta Health and is already touting some of the successes of the collaboration, with
Health systems urge Congress to address Medicare reimbursement for home infusion
Dozens of health systems, hospitals, and group purchasing organizations are asking Congress to pass legislation to address Medicare reimbursement for home infusion services.
BCBS Vermont suing Teva Pharmaceuticals over MS drug marketing
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont, along with the Vermont Health Plan, has filed a lawsuit against Teva Pharmaceuticals, claiming the compan
HHS expanding home health services for people with disabilities
Five new states and territories have been awarded about $25 million in planning grants to expand access to home and community-based services (HCBS) through Medicaid’s Money Follows the Person (MFP) demonstration program. The awards were granted through…
Patient acuity is driving up hospital costs, AHA says
The American Hospital Association has released a report on patient acuity that shows hospital patients are sicker and more medically complex than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic.
This is driving up hospital costs for labor, drugs and supplies, a…
Federal Judge reinstates Georgia Medicaid work requirements
A federal judge has reinstated a Medicaid work requirement program in Georgia, saying that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, under the Biden administration, unfairly struck down the program that was first approved by the Trump administrat…
CMS encouraging states to use Medicaid payments to nursing homes to improve outcomes
In support of the administration’s plan to improve the nation’s nursing homes, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued an informational bulletin detailing actions that states can take using existing Medicaid authorities to drive bette…
Dr. Anthony Fauci to step down as NIAID director, adviser to president
Dr. Anthony S. Fauci announced Monday he is stepping down in December from his positions of director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and chief of the NIAID Laboratory of Immunoregulation, as well as chief medical ad…
