by Jordana Choucair | Jul 19, 2022 | Payers
A new analysis of marketplace insurers’ early rate filings in 13 states and the District of Columbia found that they are proposing higher premium hikes for 2023. According to the analysis, the median proposed rate increase is 10 percent across 72 insurers. Eight...
by Jordana Choucair | Jul 19, 2022 | Payers
Clover Health announced it plans to expand its Medicare Advantage footprint into 13 new counties across three states for the 2023 plan year. Clover currently offers coverage in 209 counties, covering about 85,000 people. Its expansion into Georgia, South Carolina, and...
by Jordana Choucair | Jul 18, 2022 | D.C. News
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci said he’ll retire from the administration by 2025. Fauci said that if he stepped down as President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser “when we don’t have Covid anymore,...
by Jordana Choucair | Jul 18, 2022 | Life Sciences
Former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Scott Gottlieb said that the U.S. has failed to contain the outbreak of monkeypox and is “at the cusp” of seeing the virus become endemic. During an interview with CBS, Gottlieb noted that the U.S. is...
by Jordana Choucair | Jul 18, 2022 | Life Sciences
GSK PLC completed the spinoff of Haleon PLC, a stand-alone consumer health care business that features products ranging from toothpaste and mouthwash to over-the-counter drugs such as Advil. GSK has said that the move will make it possible for the pharma giant to...
by Jordana Choucair | Jul 18, 2022 | Payers
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a 2.7 percent boost to outpatient hospital payment rates for next year in addition to an enhanced payment for facilities that purchase N95 masks that are manufactured in the United States. CMS...
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