by Jordana Choucair | Aug 31, 2022 | Payers
Patient groups representing HIV and diabetes patients filed a lawsuit to eliminate federal regulations that prevent sick patients from applying billions of dollars in assistance against their insurance deductibles. According to the groups, current regulations define...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 31, 2022 | Transition to Value
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) saved Medicare $1.66 billion last year. It was the fifth year in a row that ACOs in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) generated overall Medicare...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 30, 2022 | Health IT
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit against Kochava Inc., alleging that the Idaho-based company’s selling of geolocation information could reveal to tens of millions of smartphone users the visits that people make to abortion clinics and other...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 30, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced another $20 million in grants to improve maternal and infant health. The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will distribute the funding to four programs: 1) State-led Maternal Health...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 30, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
Novant Health and the Novant Health Foundation announced they have invested $25.5 million in health equity efforts across North Carolina since January 2020. The initiatives address access to care, food, housing, transportation, technology, and workforce training and...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 30, 2022 | Life Sciences
HHS announced it selected a Michigan-based to help fill vials with monkeypox vaccine Jynneos. The department’s $11 million investment in the Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing (GRAM) plant “solidifies a domestic manufacturing capability that will bring us more...
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