by Jordana Choucair | Jun 24, 2022 | Providers
Mayo Clinic announced it reached an agreement with UnitedHealthcare that adds the provider to the insurer’s network. The Mayo Clinic stopped accepting appointments from out-of-network patients to preserve hospital capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic early this...
by Jordana Choucair | Jun 23, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
Senators announced a new $3 billion bipartisan deal that increase the number of students who could qualify for free school lunch based on income. Universal free lunch was instituted at the start of the pandemic to ensure children wouldn’t go hungry through the...
by Jordana Choucair | Jun 23, 2022 | Life Sciences
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is set to take Juul e-cigarette products off store shelves. The FDA plans to deny Juul a marketing order for its menthol and tobacco-flavored products after a two-year review that weighed the products’ benefits for adult...
by Jordana Choucair | Jun 23, 2022 | Mental Health
The House voted 402-20 to pass a bipartisan package that seeks to address mental health and substance use disorder (SUD). The Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act would allocate $5 million a year to a new a Behavioral Health Crisis Coordinating Office...
by Jordana Choucair | Jun 23, 2022 | Payers
Walmart announced it is expanding health care coverage for employees who want to enlist the services of a doula to address racial inequities in maternal care. The retailer started offering doulas to employees in Georgia last year and will expand the same benefit to...
by Jordana Choucair | Jun 22, 2022 | Life Sciences
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is set to propose limits on the levels of nicotine tobacco companies can place in traditional cigarettes. The plan, which follows the agency’s proposed ban on menthol-flavored cigarettes, is an attempt to help prevent young...
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