by Jessica Casebolt | Jun 21, 2024 | Providers, Tea Leaves
Health care providers are grappling with unprecedentedly high labor costs amid ongoing challenges that show no signs of abating. To cope, hospitals and health systems are resorting to innovative strategies such as hefty investments in talent acquisition and retention,...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jun 21, 2024 | Payers, Tea Leaves
Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee sharply criticized the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) during a recent hearing on value-based care, accusing it of failing to achieve cost savings since its inception in 2010. They proposed...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jun 21, 2024 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders, Tea Leaves
A recent federal study revealed that only 4.1 percent of traditional Medicare enrollees who survived a nonfatal drug overdose in 2020 received effective medications for opioid use disorder within the following year, such as methadone or buprenorphine. This finding...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jun 21, 2024 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) anticipates a rise in the uninsured rate in the United States over the next decade, with projections indicating an increase from 7.7 percent this year to 8.9 percent by 2034. Currently, 26 million people lack health coverage, up...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jun 21, 2024 | Providers, Tea Leaves
Amazon Pharmacy has extended its RxPass prescription drug subscription program to include Prime members enrolled in Medicare insurance. Launched in January 2023, RxPass offers Prime members unlimited access to 60 generic medications, delivering them directly to...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jun 21, 2024 | Payers, Tea Leaves
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the conclusion of its financial relief program for providers impacted by the Change Healthcare cyberattack. Starting July 12, CMS will no longer accept new applications for accelerated or advance payments,...
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