by Jordana Choucair | Aug 12, 2022 | Payers
A survey from Willis Towers Watson found that most U.S. employers offer coverage for medically necessary and elective abortions in states where it’s allowed. Among self-insured employers, 97 percent cover medically necessary abortions and 78 percent cover...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 12, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its COVID-19 guidance, easing recommendations for people who are unvaccinated and have been exposed to COVID-19. The new guidance recommends that unvaccinated people wear mask for 10 days and get tested five...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 11, 2022 | Access & Coverage
A new Kaiser Family Foundation brief examines how states are adopting options to extend Medicaid postpartum coverage. According to the brief, 33 states and Washington, D.C have extended or have plans to extend Medicaid postpartum coverage to 12 months. Of those, 15...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 11, 2022 | D.C. News
President Biden signed the PACT Act expanding health care eligibility for veterans exposed to toxins. The legislation is one of the largest expansions of veterans benefits in American history – it allocates $280 billion in federal funding to help veterans who believe...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 11, 2022 | Health IT
Virtual behavioral health provider Brave Health announced it is partnering with Molina Healthcare of Texas (Molina) in its first value-based contract to improve mental health services for Medicaid beneficiaries. Brave Health will proactively engage select Molina...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 11, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
A federal judge in California ruled that Walgreens could be held liable for its part in fueling the opioid epidemic in San Francisco. The judge found that the pharmacy chain dispensed more than 100 million prescription opioid pills in San Francisco between 2006 and...
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