by Jordana Choucair | Apr 29, 2022 | Providers
Walmart Health – in partnership with its telehealth provider, MeMD – launched a telehealth diabetes program designed to help employers and payers close gaps in diabetes management. The Walmart Health Virtual Care Diabetes Program will merge personalized diabetes...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 29, 2022 | Transition to Value
CMS leaders outlined several changes to increase participation in value-based care models and target smaller providers that treat patients in underserved areas. CMS officials said the agency is investigating how to alter accountable care organization (ACO) benchmark...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 28, 2022 | Life Sciences
Moderna asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to grant an emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine in children 6 months to under 6 years of age. Moderna said last month its COVID-19 vaccine for children — which consists of two 25-microgram doses —...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 28, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
Members of the House Oversight and Reform Committee questioned McKinsey & Company about its potential role in exacerbating the opioid epidemic. The hearing comes after the committee released a report alleging a years-long conflict of interest stemming from...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 28, 2022 | Payers
According to a new report from Moody’s Investors Service, insurers have a significant opportunity to drive mental and behavioral health costs down. The report notes that private insurance accounts for 27.7 percent of emergency department visits across the five...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 28, 2022 | Payers
The U.S. Health and Human Services Department Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a report indicating that Medicare Advantage plans improperly deny millions of reimbursement claims and authorization requests for medically necessary care. The OIG found...
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