Friday, February 3, 2023: Payers

A new Kaiser Family Foundation analysis found that Medicare Advantage (MA) plans denied two million (six percent) of the 35 million prior authorization requests for health care services in whole or in part in 2021. The analysis also finds that, in general, insurers...

Friday, February 3, 2023: Providers

More states are considering allowing non-doctors to provide medical services and addressing conflicts with the patchwork of state “scope of practice” laws to address workforce shortages. New York, and Nevada have both taken steps to allow physicians and...

Friday, February 3, 2023: Providers

More than half of physicians report feeling burned out and nearly a quarter say they’re depressed. According to Medscape’s U.S. Physician Burnout & Depression Report, the numbers reflect a big jump from just five years ago, when 42 percent of physicians say...

Thursday, February 2, 2023: Life Sciences

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) fined GoodRx Holdings Inc. $1.5 million for allegedly sharing users’ health data with advertising platforms like Meta Platforms Inc.’s Facebook and Alphabet Inc.’s Google. The action is the first of its kind under...

Thursday, February 2, 2023: Life Sciences

A coalition of 20 Republican attorneys general told Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. and CVS Health Corp. that they could face legal action if they mail and distribute abortion pills, stating in a letter that federal law prohibits using the mail to send or receive...