by Jordana Choucair | Jan 12, 2023 | Public Health/Prevention
The Biden administration renewed the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) for another 90 days. The renewal comes amid the emergence of the Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant and a spike in new cases. HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra has pledged HHS would give states and health...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 12, 2023 | Transition to Value
A study published in American Journal of Managed Care found that a risk stratification model developed by Medical Home Network (MHN) can more accurately identify high- and rising-risk members than traditional models. According to the study, MHN’s AI-based model, which...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 11, 2023 | Access & Coverage
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that nearly 16 million Americans have signed up for insurance through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace so far, a year-over-year increase of 13 percent. Just over 3 million enrollees for 2023...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 11, 2023 | Access & Coverage
A new analysis from Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) found that approximately 5 million uninsured people in the United States could get coverage through an ACA Marketplace health plan with virtually no monthly premium if they enroll before January 15. All Marketplace...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 11, 2023 | Life Sciences
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said its advisory panel will meet on February 15 to review Emergent Biosolutions Inc’s over-the-counter nasal spray to treat suspected opioid overdoses. Emergent is asking the FDA to approve for the prescription-free sale...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 11, 2023 | Mental Health
KFF released two new analyses examining how state Medicaid programs have utilized telehealth to increase access to behavioral health care during the pandemic and the strategies they are employing to address workforce shortages in behavioral health. The first analysis...
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