by Jordana Choucair | Mar 16, 2022 | Health IT
A new analysis from KFF and Epic Research revealed that telehealth continues to account for more than a third of outpatient mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) visits. The analysis examined Epic’s HIPAA-defined limited data set of more than 126 million...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 16, 2022 | Life Sciences
Pfizer and BioNTech have applied for emergency use authorization of a fourth booster dose of their Covid-19 vaccine. The companies said the additional dose is for adults 65 and older who have gotten a booster dose of any of the authorized or approved vaccines....
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 16, 2022 | Life Sciences
The United States, European Union, South Africa, and India have reached a deal regarding intellectual property rights for COVID-19 shots. The deal would allow developing countries with low vaccine exports to use patented vaccine formulas without the owner’s...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 16, 2022 | Payers
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) released a new report indicating that the federal government spent $12 billion more on patients enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA) than it would have under traditional Medicare in 2020. MedPAC told Congress the rising...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 15, 2022 | Access & Coverage
Idaho will allow people to sue health care providers who perform abortions for a family member, becoming the first state to adopt strict abortion rules similar to the Texas law that relies on enforcement from private citizens. The Idaho bill, which was sent to...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 15, 2022 | Access & Coverage
Last week, the Treasury Department submitted proposed regulations that would help strengthen the Affordable Care Act (ACA), as directed in Executive Order 14009, by changing the Section 36B premium tax credit. Currently, Section 36B applies an affordability...
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