by Jordana Choucair | Jan 27, 2022 | Transition to Value
The CMS announced that 66 new ACOs joined the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) and 140 existing ACOs renewed their participation for a new agreement period starting January 1, 2022. This brings the total number of ACOs in the MSSP to 483 in 2022, up slightly...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 27, 2022 | Mental Health
Numerous reports and studies have highlighted the importance of employers offering mental health support to employees. Doing so not only increases employee engagement and productivity, but reduces direct and indirect costs. A new blog authored by Cheryl Matochik...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 27, 2022 | Life Sciences
The Biden administration redirected nearly $7 billion from an emergency relief fund for health care providers in order to buy COVID-19 vaccines and treatments, leaving the emergency fund nearly empty. A spokesperson HHS defended the decision, saying it was a...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 27, 2022 | Life Sciences
The Biden administration is considering ways to improve access to free, at-home COVID-19 tests for Medicare beneficiaries. The administration’s requirement for private insurers to cover the tests doesn’t apply to Medicare since Medicare coverage doesn’t...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 27, 2022 | Life Sciences
Moderna Inc. said it began testing an omicron-specific version of its COVID-19 vaccine booster in a clinical trial among 600 adults who have received two or three doses of its existing shot. The announcement came one day after Pfizer Inc. launched its own similar...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 27, 2022 | D.C. News
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will retire at the end of the term, clearing the way for President Joe Biden to name his first nomination to the high court. Biden has vowed to fill the vacancy with an African American woman, which would represent a historic...
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