by Jordana Choucair | Jul 21, 2022 | Health IT
The Department of Justice (DOJ) charged 36 defendants with using telehealth to defraud Medicare. Allegedly, the defendants engaged conducted $1.2 billion in medical fraud, with much of that coming from phony telehealth claims for unnecessary genetic tests and medical...
by Jordana Choucair | Jul 21, 2022 | Life Sciences
Senate Finance Chairman Ron Wyden outlined several additional prescription drug reforms that he wants Democrats to tackle after the reconciliation bill. Wyden said that plans to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices and to fine drugmakers that hike prices at a...
by Jordana Choucair | Jul 21, 2022 | Payers
Elevance CEO Gail Boudreaux informed investors that the insurer will no longer provide group Medicare Advantage coverage to New York City retirees. According to Boudreaux, the insurer “needed greater certainty” to continue with the contract amid delays and ongoing...
by Jordana Choucair | Jul 21, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The Biden administration is elevating the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Preparedness and Response to a stand-alone division. Last year, the Government Accountability Office released a report stating that HHS needed to establish clearer...
by Jordana Choucair | Jul 21, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The Joint Economic Committee released a report indicating that gun violence costs the U.S. more than $1 billion a year in hospital bills. During a hearing on the economic impact of gun violence, experts clarified that the $1 billion cost is born most directly by...
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