by Jordana Choucair | Dec 29, 2021 | Mental Health
HHS announced the agency is working with states to promote access to Medicaid services for people with mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) crises via community-based mobile crisis intervention services. The new option will help states connect individuals 24...
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 29, 2021 | Payers
The CMS released its proposed Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters rule late Tuesday, revealing that payers would have to offer standardized plan options for every product network type, plan tier type, and plan classification. The CMS said the goal is to allow...
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 29, 2021 | Public Health/Prevention
The U.S. has hit a new record average of daily COVID-19 cases, with 254,496 new cases reported in the last week as of Tuesday. That shatters a previous record from all the way back in January. Much of that increase is being fueled by the Omicron variant, and while...
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 28, 2021 | Public Health/Prevention
The CDC shortened its recommended isolation time from 10 days to five days for people who test positive for COVID-19 and are asymptomatic. People who were sick but whose symptoms are improving and don’t have a fever can also leave the house after five days, as can...
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 28, 2021 | Payers
Goldman Sachs announced it will require employees and visitors to its U.S. offices to have booster shots, beginning in February. Beginning in January, in-person staff will get tested twice weekly. Goldman was among the Wall Street banks that have pushed hardest to...
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 28, 2021 | D.C. News
During a call with the National Governors Association Monday, President Biden acknowledged the states will need to take the lead in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic. The president pledged federal support, but stated, “There is no federal solution. This gets solved at...
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