by Jordana Choucair | Jul 21, 2022 | Payers
Elevance CEO Gail Boudreaux informed investors that the insurer will no longer provide group Medicare Advantage coverage to New York City retirees. According to Boudreaux, the insurer “needed greater certainty” to continue with the contract amid delays and ongoing...
by Jordana Choucair | Jul 21, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The Biden administration is elevating the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Preparedness and Response to a stand-alone division. Last year, the Government Accountability Office released a report stating that HHS needed to establish clearer...
by Jordana Choucair | Jul 21, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The Joint Economic Committee released a report indicating that gun violence costs the U.S. more than $1 billion a year in hospital bills. During a hearing on the economic impact of gun violence, experts clarified that the $1 billion cost is born most directly by...
by Bami Odusote | Jul 20, 2022 | Blog, Latest News
Globally, people are increasingly concerned about the connection between climate change and health outcomes. As my colleague Mindy Klowden articulated in a blog, certain individuals with heightened distress about climate change have even developed eco-anxiety....
by Jordana Choucair | Jul 20, 2022 | Access & Coverage
The White House is considering leveraging the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act to protect nationwide access to abortion medication. Following the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade reversal, Democratic lawmakers and reproductive rights groups have...
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