by Jordana Choucair | Aug 1, 2022 | Access & Coverage
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is reportedly “looking very closely” at protecting abortion access for veterans. VA Secretary Denis McDonough said that the agency will ensure that veterans can access the “full slate of that care,” but declined to...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 1, 2022 | Health IT
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued guidance on federal nondiscrimination laws and telehealth. The guidance clarifies the accessibility requirements under federal nondiscrimination laws for people with...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 1, 2022 | M&A
The trial seeking to prevent UnitedHealth Group from acquiring Change Healthcare will commence today. The DOJ sued to block the $8 billion acquisition, claiming the deal would hurt competition because it would give UnitedHealth too much insight about its rivals in the...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 1, 2022 | Payers
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that basic monthly Medicare premiums for Part D prescription drug coverage are estimated to be $31.50 next year, a 1.8 percent drop from this year. CMS released the rates, along with other information...
by Jordana Choucair | Jul 29, 2022 | D.C. News
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced that Democrats will add a measure to lower insulin cost to the reconciliation package he negotiated with Senator Joe Manchin. It is unclear whether insulin cost reduction measures would survive the arcane Senate rules on...
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