Wednesday, October 19, 2022: Life Sciences

The Kaiser Family Foundation released a brief examining how accessibility and cost of COVID-19 vaccines, treatments, and tests will change after the public health emergency (PHE) ends and such countermeasure efforts shift to the commercial market. The brief points out...

Wednesday, October 19, 2022: Mental Health

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra announced that hundreds of millions of dollars will be awarded to support Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs). The federal government is offering $1 million grants next year...

Wednesday, October 19, 2022: Payers

Research published in Radiology found a more than 10-fold price discrepancy for common imaging services provided at the same hospital. Researchers examined data from more than 2,000 hospitals to determine the range of negotiated prices between hospitals and insurance...

Tuesday, October 18, 2022: Payers

The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against Cigna, alleging it made tens of millions of dollars by making certain Medicare Advantage (MA) patients seem sicker than they actually were. According to the lawsuit, Cigna structured home visits for the primary...

Tuesday, October 18, 2022: Payers

For the first time in 40 years, overall inflation accelerated at a faster rate than health care costs, but experts warn it won’t last long. According to a Mercer survey, employers expect health benefits costs to increase 4.4 percent this year – half the rate of...