by Jordana Choucair | Oct 13, 2022 | Payers
Willis Towers Watson’s 2022 Retiree Medical Survey indicates that employers are looking for ways to counter rising health care costs for their pre-Medicare and Medicare-eligible retiree plans. According to the survey, 49 percent of employers expect to introduce...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 13, 2022 | Providers
The Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) released its annual regulatory burden report, revealing that the new requirement in the No Surprises Act to offer good faith estimates is creating substantial administrative burden. Eighty-one percent of executives said...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 13, 2022 | Providers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has invested $110 million toward health care facilities in rural areas. The American Rescue Plan Act funding will help 208 rural facilities provide services to 5 million people across 43 states. The grants will go toward...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 12, 2022 | Access & Coverage
The Biden administration issued a final rule that fixes the “family glitch,” thereby giving nearly one million additional Americans access to Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies next year. The “family glitch” loophole prevented family members from receiving ACA...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 12, 2022 | M&A
Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) announced it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the remaining 45 percent stake in CareCentrix. WBA initially announced a $330 million investment in CareCentrix in October of 2021. At the time of the deal, WBA gained a 55...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 12, 2022 | Mental Health
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) said that pediatricians should routinely screen children as young as 8 for anxiety and kids 12 and older for depression, even if they don’t have symptoms. According to the 2018-2019 National Survey of Children’s...
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