by Jordana Choucair | Oct 26, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
A new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) found that enrollment in HealthCare.gov surged for racial groups between 2020 and 2022. Enrollment for Latinos and Blacks increased the most at 53 percent and 49 percent, respectively, followed...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 26, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
An article in Stat explores how terminology used in the field of addiction medicine is out of sync with that of other specialties and impacts the way health professionals view their patients and provide care. Experts point out that using terms such as “alcoholic” or...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 26, 2022 | Payers
According to Kaiser Family Foundation’s 22nd annual survey of state Medicaid directors, states expect growth in Medicaid enrollment to slow to 8.4 percent in FY 2022 before declining by 0.4 percent in FY 2023. Simultaneously, total Medicaid spending growth – federal...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 26, 2022 | Payers
An article in the Wall Street Journal examines how a “methodological quirk” is turning health insurance from a driver of inflation into a deflationary drag. The Department of Labor bases the price of health insurance in large part on health-insurer profits, which are...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 26, 2022 | Payers
Centene announced it has selected Express Scripts as its new pharmacy benefit manager (PBM), ending its current partnership with CVS Health’s Caremark. Express Scripts will manage pharmacy benefits for 20 million Centene members beginning in 2024 in a contract valued...
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