Tuesday, September 13, 2022: Payers

Aetna announced it will enter the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) exchanges in four more states next year. Aetna exited the ACA exchanges in 2018 after experiencing years of losses. The insurer returned to the market at the beginning of 2022 and currently...

Tuesday, September 13, 2022: Providers

The American Medical Association published updated Current Procedural Technology (CPT) code sets that will take effect January 1, 2023. The revisions are designed to reduce administrative burdens related to evaluation and management services codes and include new...

Monday, September 12, 2022: D.C. News

President Biden today will announce Dr. Renee Wegrzyn as the inaugural director of Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), the new agency focused on biomedical innovation. The president will also sign an executive order on biotechnologies as part of an...

Monday, September 12, 2022: Mental Health

A new analysis conducted by CVS Health and Morning Consult found that teenagers are approaching educators more than parents with mental health concerns. The analysis is based on a survey, which revealed that 78 percent of educators had been approached by a child about...

Monday, September 12, 2022: Life Sciences

Reportedly, Democrats said they are willing to attach pandemic preparedness legislation to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) FY2023 funding bill if Republican senators agree to pass the House’s bipartisan mental health legislation. The House’s legislation...