by Jordana Choucair | Nov 17, 2022 | Access & Coverage
Senators Bill Cassidy and Tom Carper introduced new bipartisan legislation that would offer Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in the Medicare-Medicaid Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) different options for Part D coverage. Currently, seniors on PACE...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 17, 2022 | Access & Coverage
Oregon will become the first state to make access to affordable health care a constitutional right after voters passed Ballot Measure 111. However, the measure’s impact is unclear because it does not outline how the state should ensure that everyone has coverage or...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 17, 2022 | Providers
Findings from the Commonwealth Fund’s 2022 International Health Policy Survey of Primary Care Physicians indicate that half of primary care physicians (PCPs) in 10 high-income countries have experienced increased workloads since the COVID-29 pandemic. In the U.S., 63...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 16, 2022 | Health IT
General Catalyst announced new partnerships with 10 health systems across the country, adding to its existing digital health ecosystem with five health systems. General Catalyst will serve as a “think tank” to these 15 organizations and give them access to companies...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 16, 2022 | Payers
A growing number of Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) insurers have agreed to pay for patients to use prescription digital therapeutics, paving the way for broader coverage among carriers and kick-starting an emerging sector. At least 17 BCBS plans now offer at least one...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 16, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
The opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone may be safe and effective for over-the-counter use in some forms, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Tuesday. The FDA would still require data on individual products from manufacturers for them to be...
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