by Jordana Choucair | Sep 21, 2022 | Mental Health
The Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) reported that spending on addiction and mental health rose from 6.8 percent of total health care costs in 2013 to 8.2 percent in 2020. Employers and workers spent about $77 billion on mental health and substance use...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 21, 2022 | Mental Health
The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) for the first time recommended that all adults under age 65 be regularly screened for anxiety. The recommendation applies to adults aged 19 and older, including pregnant and postpartum people, who do not have a...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 21, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced that the state reached a $147 million settlement with CVS and Walmart about the pharmacies alleged roles in the opioid epidemic. The state alleged the pharmacies failed to maintain effective controls as a...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 21, 2022 | Payers
A report from U.S. Department Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that Medicare paid out more than $1 million in duplicate claims in 2019 to critical access hospitals and providers. The OIG called on the Centers for Medicare &...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 21, 2022 | Providers
The American Hospital Association (AHA) and the American Medical Association (AMA) dropped their lawsuit against the federal government over the implementation of Congress’ surprise billing law. The lawsuit alleged that the rulemaking process shifted from...
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