by Jordana Choucair | Jan 19, 2022 | Payers
According to an Axios analysis of federal data, approximately 75 percent of Medicare Advantage (MA) patients are enrolled in health plans run by just six insurers. The analysis found that three – UnitedHealth Group Inc., Humana Inc., and CVS Health Corp. – have seen...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 19, 2022 | Payers
A new Morning Consult poll found that 55 percent of private-sector workers are in favor of employer vaccine mandates. Among adults overall, support for employer requirements has decreased slightly from 61 percent in September, when Biden first announced the policy, to...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 19, 2022 | Providers
The CMS published new COVID-19 vaccination deadlines for many health care workers in light of the Supreme Court ruling. The new deadlines require providers to make sure their employees have had at least one shot by February 14 and are fully vaccinated by March 15,...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 18, 2022 | Access & Coverage
A divided federal appeals court panel rejected a request from Texas abortion clinics to send their legal challenge back to the trial court judge who previously blocked the measure. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit instead directed the case to the Texas...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 18, 2022 | D.C. News
Democrats are putting pressure on the Biden administration to ramp up its efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Five Democratic senators sent a letter to the White House expressing “grave concern” with the state of the pandemic response, saying it had too often been...
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