by Jordana Choucair | Jun 21, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The Commonwealth Fund Commission on a National Public Health System, a bipartisan panel made up of leading former health officials, called for an overhaul of the U.S. public health system. The panel said that change is necessary to protect against health risks such as...
by Jordana Choucair | Jun 17, 2022 | Access & Coverage
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it has approved postpartum coverage expansion plans for three additional states plus the District of Columbia. The approvals to Maine, Minnesota, New Mexico bring the total number of states that have...
by Jordana Choucair | Jun 17, 2022 | D.C. News
A new deal on COVID-19 funding is in doubt after top Republican senators questioned the need for additional funding. Senator Richard Burr pledged to be a “roadblock” until the officials provide sufficient justification that the money is needed. Senator Mitt Romney...
by Jordana Choucair | Jun 17, 2022 | Health IT
A new report found that tracking tool installed on some hospital websites has been gathering patients’ protected health information and sharing it with Facebook. The Meta Pixel tracker sent the data to Facebook in exchange for analytics about the ads that the...
by Jordana Choucair | Jun 17, 2022 | Life Sciences
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a policy statement that it plans to “ramp up enforcement” on the prescription drug industry over illegal rebates and other fees that inhibit patients’ access to lower-cost medicines. The FTC, which...
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