by Jordana Choucair | Jun 29, 2022 | Mental Health, Payers
Government watchdogs told a House panel that Congress should crack down on the Medicare Advantage program, saying the private health plans for seniors sometimes deny access to needed medical care and inflate charges by billions of dollars. The watchdogs said lawmakers...
by Jordana Choucair | Jun 29, 2022 | Payers
The Supreme Court announced that it will not hear an appeal from two self-insured employers and their workers, which sought to hold Anthem and Express Scripts accountable for prescription drug costs. The court’s decision not to take the case leaves unanswered...
by Jordana Choucair | Jun 29, 2022 | Providers
Kaufman Hall’s latest National Hospital Flash Report indicates that hospitals continue to perform below pre-pandemic metrics, even though revenue and patient volume have improved. The median change in operating margin was up 18.9 percent in May over April, but down...
by Jordana Choucair | Jun 28, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
The American College of Physicians released a paper declaring inadequate access to nutrition a threat to public health in the U.S. The organization stated that physicians and other medical professionals need to be empowered to better account for social determinants of...
by Jordana Choucair | Jun 28, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
The Supreme Court ruled that prosecutors need to prove that doctors knowingly prescribed drugs in aberrant ways to win convictions against them for unlawful distribution of controlled medicines. The decision came in a case brought by two doctors who were sentenced to...
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