by Jordana Choucair | Mar 29, 2022 | Payers
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of the Actuary released its Projections of National Health Expenditures report, indicating that health care prices are expected to rise this year. The report predicts that prices will rise by 3.6 percent in...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 29, 2022 | D.C. News
President Biden released his proposed budget for fiscal year 2023, asking Congress to authorize a $26.9 billion increase for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to fund numerous health care priorities. Of the $127.3 billion in discretionary funding...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 28, 2022 | Health IT
Two senators introduced the Healthcare Cybersecurity Act – bipartisan legislation to bolster the health care industry’s cyber defenses shortly after White House warnings of potential Russian cyberattacks. The bill would also authorize cybersecurity training to health...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 28, 2022 | Life Sciences
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to approve additional COVID-19 booster shots for adults over the age of 50 as early as next week. Once that happens, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will likely make a “permissive recommendation,”...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 28, 2022 | Payers
The Florida State Agency for Health Care Administration suspended Medicaid and long-term care enrollment in Sunshine State Health Plan, a Centene subsidiary, after a computer glitch led the plan to mistakenly deny medical claims for more than 121,100 lower-income...
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