by Jordana Choucair | Apr 29, 2022 | Access & Coverage
Oklahoma lawmakers passed a six-week abortion ban yesterday that allows private citizens to take civil action against abortion providers or anyone who helps a woman obtain an abortion. The bill provides exceptions will be for medical emergencies. The passage comes...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 29, 2022 | Life Sciences
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a proposal to menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. Menthol accounts for more than a third of cigarettes sold in the U.S., and the mint flavor is overwhelmingly favored by Black smokers and young people. The proposal,...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 29, 2022 | Payers
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule that requires insurers on Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchanges to offer plans with standardized deductibles and limits on out-of-pocket costs and co-pays for each of non-standardized...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 29, 2022 | Providers
Walmart Health – in partnership with its telehealth provider, MeMD – launched a telehealth diabetes program designed to help employers and payers close gaps in diabetes management. The Walmart Health Virtual Care Diabetes Program will merge personalized diabetes...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 29, 2022 | Transition to Value
CMS leaders outlined several changes to increase participation in value-based care models and target smaller providers that treat patients in underserved areas. CMS officials said the agency is investigating how to alter accountable care organization (ACO) benchmark...
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