by Jordana Choucair | Sep 14, 2022 | Health IT
Key health industry leaders sent a letter urging Senate leaders to issue an extension of Medicare telehealth flexibilities for two years after the COVID-19 public health emergency officially ends.The 375+ health systems, health-related companies, and trade...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 13, 2022 | Life Sciences
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will consider Perrigo Co. PLC’s application to make its daily birth control pill available over the counter during a joint meeting on November 18. If the FDA’s Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee and Obstetrics,...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 13, 2022 | Life Sciences
An analysis conducted by the Community Oncology Alliance (COA) found that safety net hospitals are marking up the cost of drugs they buy through the federal 340B drug program by as much as 11 times the cost. The COA examined self-reported drug pricing data for 49 of...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 13, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH, Mental Health
The Satcher Health Leadership Institute at the Morehouse School of Medicine released a report indicating that inadequate investments in mental health care have taken nearly 117,000 lives and cost the U.S. $278 billion from 2016 to 2020. According to the report, almost...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 13, 2022 | Mental Health
Oregon became the first state to receive financial support for mobile mental health crisis intervention units. The state will receive American Rescue Plan funding that seeks to deploy unarmed responders in cases of mental health or substance use disorder crises...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 13, 2022 | Payers
Aetna announced it will enter the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) exchanges in four more states next year. Aetna exited the ACA exchanges in 2018 after experiencing years of losses. The insurer returned to the market at the beginning of 2022 and currently...
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