by Jessica Casebolt | May 22, 2024 | Inequities and SDOH, Tea Leaves
SNAP benefits fail to cover the rising costs of groceries in 98 percent of U.S. counties, according to a new Urban Institute analysis. The report’s release comes ahead of a Thursday markup of House Republicans’ $1.5 trillion farm bill, as advocates say...
by Jessica Casebolt | May 22, 2024 | Health IT, Tea Leaves
Electronic health record company Epic launched an open-source tool on Wednesday that will allow health care providers to test and validate artificial intelligence models. The tool is free and available through the public coding website Github, where health systems can...
by Jessica Casebolt | May 22, 2024 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
South Carolina’s Governor signed a bill banning gender-affirming care treatments and procedures for those under 18 in his state Tuesday. The bill, House Bill 4264, states that a “physician, mental health provider, or other health care professional shall not knowingly...
by Jessica Casebolt | May 21, 2024 | Providers, Tea Leaves
Health and Wellness company Hims & Hers announced that it will begin offering weight loss shots at an 85 percent discount compared to the popular drug Wegovy. The telehealth company’s stock soared over 27 percent Monday after it said it would begin selling...
by Jessica Casebolt | May 21, 2024 | Payers, Tea Leaves
UnitedHealth said on Monday that its OptumRx unit would offer a new pricing model starting next year to help manage insurers’ costs for drugs. The new model, Optum Rx Clear Trend Guarantee, will provide value-based pricing of drugs per member, combining the cost...
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