by Jordana Choucair | Oct 3, 2022 | Payers
In anticipation of the Medicare annual enrollment period kickoff on October 15, Fierce Healthcare summarized what five national insurers have geared up for the 2023 plan year. UnitedHealthcare will expand into 314 new countries and adding a new flex benefit in select...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 3, 2022 | Providers
HHS announced it awarded $266 million funding through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to bolster Community Health Worker and Public Health programs. HRSA awarded $225.5 million to 83 grantees through the Community Health Worker Training Program...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 3, 2022 | Providers
A research letter in JAMA Network Open indicates that patients admitted in hospital emergency departments (ED) are likelier to wait longer than the recommended four-hour waiting period for an inpatient bed. Researchers at the Yale University School of Medicine...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 30, 2022 | D.C. News
The Senate approved a continuing resolution to extend government funding through December 16. The bill renews the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) user fee agreement. From 2023 to 2027, the bill would allow the FDA to collect $1.78 billion to $1.9 billion in user...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 30, 2022 | Life Sciences
The FDA approved Amylyx Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s ALS drug Relyvrio, the first treatment for Lou Gehrig’s disease that the agency has cleared in five years. Patient advocacy groups had pressured the FDA to approve the new treatment, though there’s still some...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 30, 2022 | Mental Health
The House passed the Mental Health Matters Act by a largely party-line 220-205 vote. The bill would impose new fines on insurers that don’t follow federal mental health pay parity requirements. The legislation would also direct the Department of Education to...
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