by Jordana Choucair | Apr 14, 2022 | Mental Health
A top goal for Congress and the Biden administration is responding to the mental health crisis among youth. President Biden’s plan calls for more money for school-based services, along with new social media safeguards for kids, and the Finance Committee is also...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 14, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
The Alliance for Addiction Payment Reform released a new brief that explores how utilizing coordinated and comprehensive medication management (CMM) in substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and recovery can enhance access to high quality care. CMM services for SUD...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 14, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
A new congressional report found that more than 20 employees from consulting firm McKinsey worked for the U.S. government on issues related to the opioid epidemic while also doing the same type of consulting for major opioid makers like Purdue Pharma. The report...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 14, 2022 | Payers
The Urban Institute released a report indicating that the average premium on the ACA’s exchanges fell by 1.8 percent in 2022, declining for the third straight year. There were wide variations in the declines in premiums. Urban saw that 11 states had benchmark premiums...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 14, 2022 | Payers
UnitedHealth Group Inc. saw more than 14 percent revenue growth and higher-than-expected profit in the first quarter. The company’s s insurance arm added 350,000 members, largely driven by Medicare Advantage and other government plans. Revenue for its Optum...
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