by Jordana Choucair | Jun 22, 2022 | Life Sciences
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is set to propose limits on the levels of nicotine tobacco companies can place in traditional cigarettes. The plan, which follows the agency’s proposed ban on menthol-flavored cigarettes, is an attempt to help prevent young...
by Jordana Choucair | Jun 22, 2022 | Payers
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that proposes to update payment rates and policies under the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System (PPS) for Calendar Year (CY) 2023. The rule proposes to increase the...
by Jordana Choucair | Jun 22, 2022 | Payers
he Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that an employer-sponsored health plan can designate all dialysis providers as out-of-network. In 2018, DaVita sued Marietta Memorial Hospital alleging that its plan violated federal law by not having an in-network option for dialysis and...
by Jordana Choucair | Jun 22, 2022 | Payers
Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Susan Collins introduced legislation to reduce insulin prices and cap monthly copays at $35 or 25 percent of the list price — whichever is lower — for both commercial and Medicare plans. The bill would block pharmacy benefit managers from...
by Jordana Choucair | Jun 22, 2022 | Providers
CVS announced that it is expanding its Project Health initiative into two new regions and adding four new mobile units in 2022. The provider plans to host more than 1,600 screening events in 45 states and Puerto Rico over the course of this year. The events are hosted...
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