by Jordana Choucair | Dec 6, 2021 | Health IT
A new report from the HHS found that there were nearly 52.7 million fee-for-service telehealth visits by Medicare beneficiaries last year, up from only 840,000 in 2019. Visits to behavioral health specialists showed the largest increase – jumping from under 10 percent...
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 6, 2021 | Access & Coverage
A new study indicates that 23.7 million children lacked adequate and continuous insurance coverage from 2016 to 2019. During the three-year period, the number of underinsured children grew by 2.4 million. Thirty-five percent of families whose children had complex...
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 3, 2021 | D.C. News
President Biden announced plans to tighten up COVID-19 testing timelines for travel to and within the U.S. The new rules, effective Monday, will require travelers coming to the U.S. to test negative one day before departure instead of up to three days before entering...
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 3, 2021 | D.C. News
The Senate cleared a temporary spending bill that would fund federal agencies through February 18. The House passed the stopgap measure on a 221-212 vote earlier Thursday evening. The continuing resolution does not include an amendment to bar funding to implement the...
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 3, 2021 | Life Sciences
The FDA is preparing to accelerate the review of vaccines and drugs targeting the omicron variant in case they’re needed. According to people familiar with the matter, agency officials are meeting with drugmakers and establishing guidelines for research. Vaccine...
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