by Jordana Choucair | Oct 24, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
Senator Dick Durbin and Representative Lauren Underwood wrote a letter urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to expand Medicare’s coverage of substance use disorder (SUD) to address key gaps exacerbating the addiction crisis. The lawmakers...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 24, 2022 | Providers
According to the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) fourth quarter Designated Health Professionals Shortage Area (HPSA) report data, only 27.7 percent of mental health professionals needed are available. The report also found that six states –...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 21, 2022 | Access & Coverage
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear announced that starting January 1, 2023, the state Medicaid program will extend dental, vision, and hearing care coverage to about 900,000 adults enrolled in the program. The initiative applies to individuals earning less than $18,700...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 21, 2022 | M&A
The Department of Justice (DOJ) submitted a second request for information to CVS Health Corp. regarding its $8 billion acquisition of home health services provider Signify Health Inc. The request gives the DOJ an additional 30 days to examine the merger, which CVS...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 21, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
The White House will release a plan today calling on the DOJ, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Indian Health Service to expand the use of medicines such as buprenorphine and methadone in pregnant women. Under the blueprint, Substance Abuse and Mental Health...
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