by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 13, 2023 | Inequities and SDOH, Tea Leaves
Medicare’s value-based programs are penalizing inpatient hospitals for community-level health equity factors that impact outcomes but are largely out of hospitals’ control, according to a recent analysis. Specifically, the study, based on Centers for Medicare &...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 12, 2023 | Payers, Tea Leaves
President Joe Biden on Friday rolled out a new set of initiatives to reduce health care costs, including a crackdown on scam insurance plans, new guidance to prevent surprise medical bills, and an effort to reduce medical debt tied to credit cards. A proposed rule on...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 12, 2023 | M&A, Tea Leaves
Baylor Scott & White Health (BSW) is adding dozens of Texas urgent care clinics to its network thanks to a newly announced deal with NextCare Urgent Care. Forty-one facilities in “fast-growing areas” such as Houston, San Antonio, and Abilene will give the state’s...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 12, 2023 | Life Sciences, Tea Leaves
On Thursday, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted traditional full approval to the Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said Thursday that it will now expand coverage of the drug, broadening access for up to an...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 12, 2023 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
Adults in Arizona can now obtain contraceptive medications over the counter at a pharmacy without a doctor’s prescription under a governor’s order announced Thursday. Governor Katie Hobbs said the rule will go into effect immediately. It applies to self-administered...
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