by Jordana Choucair | Feb 1, 2023 | Inequities and SDOH, Payers
Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) released two new analyses exploring the demographics of the 12.5 million dual eligibles and the spending associated with this population. According to the analyses, 87 percent of dual eligibles had an income of less than $20,000 in 2020,...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 31, 2023 | Access & Coverage
The Biden administration proposed a new rule that would reverse a Trump-era policy that made it easier for employers to refuse to offer birth control coverage in company-sponsored health plans. The new rule would omit the “moral” exemption and retain the...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 31, 2023 | D.C. News
President Joe Biden told Congress that he plans to end the COVID-19 national and public health emergencies on May 11, ending the declarations more than three years after they were put in place. The decision comes as House Republicans plan to introduce resolutions to...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 31, 2023 | Payers
The Biden administration finalized a rule that will implement audits of Medicare Advantage (MA) insurers in an effort to identify and recover overpayments. Medicare projects to get back $479 million for audits of 2018 plans, and the government expects to recoup $4.7...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 31, 2023 | Payers
A new issue brief from the Commonwealth Fund found that the U.S. continued to far outspend other developed nations while seeing worsening health outcomes in the first year of the pandemic. According to the brief, the U.S. spent nearly $12,000 on health care per...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 30, 2023 | Access & Coverage
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved California’s landmark Medicaid 1115 reentry waiver, allowing California inmates to access limited services 90 days before being released. Not only will this waiver improve health care...
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