by Jordana Choucair | Apr 14, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
A new congressional report found that more than 20 employees from consulting firm McKinsey worked for the U.S. government on issues related to the opioid epidemic while also doing the same type of consulting for major opioid makers like Purdue Pharma. The report...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 14, 2022 | Payers
The Urban Institute released a report indicating that the average premium on the ACA’s exchanges fell by 1.8 percent in 2022, declining for the third straight year. There were wide variations in the declines in premiums. Urban saw that 11 states had benchmark premiums...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 14, 2022 | Payers
UnitedHealth Group Inc. saw more than 14 percent revenue growth and higher-than-expected profit in the first quarter. The company’s s insurance arm added 350,000 members, largely driven by Medicare Advantage and other government plans. Revenue for its Optum...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 14, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed that the mask mandate for public transportation in the U.S. has been extended until May 3. The CDC said the order, which was set to expire on April 18, will remain in place to allow the agency to “assess...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 13, 2022 | D.C. News
The Biden administration plans to announce today $43 billion in grants to rural health care providers in 22 states to improve access to health care. The grants are the first stage of allocations from $475 million set aside for rural health care organizations through...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 13, 2022 | Life Sciences
A recent report from the American Society of Health-System Pharmacist found that drug spend in the U.S. increased 7.7 percent in 2021. The increase was driven by utilization (a 4.8 percent increase), price (a 1.9 percent increase), and new drugs (a 1.1 percent)....
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