Wednesday, October 26, 2022: Payers

The House Oversight and Reform Committee released a report indicating that some of the nation’s largest insurers and PBMs violate the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by imposing restrictions on birth control products. The investigation found that most companies excluded 34...

Tuesday, October 25, 2022: Life Sciences

Juul Labs Inc. is discussing a bailout with two of its top shareholders in an effort to avert a bankruptcy filing. The bailout option would position Juul to stay in business and fight the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) paused ban to keep the...

Tuesday, October 25, 2022: Payers

JPMorgan announced it is partnering with Vera Whole Health to launch three new office-based primary care locations in Ohio. The launch is part of the collaboration between the company’s benefits team and Morgan Health, a new business unit within the firm focused on...

Tuesday, October 25, 2022: Payers

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced new requirements for the Special Focus Facility (SFF) Program to change how nursing homes are evaluated. CMS is making it harder for a low-quality nursing home to make it out of the SFF, which seeks to...