by Jordana Choucair | Apr 11, 2022 | Behavioral Health, Latest News, Newsroom
Third Horizon Strategies Managing Director Greg Williams talked with Health News Illinois about “Tipping the Pain Scale” – a new documentary films that tells the story of the opioid epidemic through the perspectives of individuals who are working at different...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 8, 2022 | Access & Coverage
A new analysis from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation estimates that 3.1 million Americans will lose health coverage if Congress doesn’t extend enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies. A disproportionate share of young adults, low-income people, and...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
A federal appeals court voted 2-1 to reverse an earlier ruling by a district judge who in January blocked the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal workers. The 5th Circuit Court further ordered that the district court dismiss the case. Judge Carl Stewart, writing for...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson yesterday. The vote was 53-47, with Republican Senators Susan Collins, Mitt Romney, and Lisa Murkowski joining Democrats to vote in favor. Jackson will be sworn in after...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 8, 2022 | Payers
Medicare will cover the Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm only for clinical trials, despite the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approving the drug for some 1.5 million people. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure said the...
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