by Jordana Choucair | Nov 24, 2021 | Providers
HHS announced that it has started distributing $7.5 billion in COVID-19 relief funding to rural providers. The American Rescue Plan Act funding will go to more than 40,000 providers. The payments will be based on Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Insurance...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 24, 2021 | Payers
The Institute for Medicaid Innovation released a survey showing that the majority of health plans that participated in Medicaid managed care offered plans that aimed to address health inequities over the past year. Ninety-five percent gave targeted services to...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 24, 2021 | Payers
The Kaiser Family Foundation released two briefs summarizing key prescription drug provisions and general health policy provisions in the House-passed Build Back Better Act. The prescription drug provision brief discusses the expected effects on people, program...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 24, 2021 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
A jury in Ohio ruled that three major pharmaceutical chains bore responsibility for the opioid epidemic in two Ohio counties. The civil case, brought in federal court against CVS, Walmart, and Walgreens, marks the first time pharmacies have been found responsible in...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 24, 2021 | D.C. News
The Biden administration asked a federal appeals court to reinstate its COVID-19 vaccination or testing requirement for private businesses “as soon as possible.” In their filing, lawyers for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Department of...
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