by Jordana Choucair | Nov 19, 2021 | D.C. News
House Democrats delayed a vote on the $1.85 trillion spending bill after House Minority Kevin McCarthy prolonged the debate with a marathon speech in opposition that ran into Friday. McCarthy spoke for eight hours and 32 minutes, making his remarks the longest House...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 19, 2021 | Access & Coverage
The CMS approved Virginia’s Medicaid plan amendment, allowing the state to offer 12 months of postpartum Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program coverage. The coverage went into effect Thursday and lasts until June 30, 2029, though the state can apply...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 18, 2021 | Providers
A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that fewer providers in rural and underserved areas participated in advanced alternative payment models (APMs). According to the report, 11.9 percent of providers in rural and underserved areas took...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 18, 2021 | Payers
The Biden administration released an interim final rule that will require health insurers and employers to report a plethora of drug data to the federal government. Insurers would need to disclose the 50 most expensive drugs they cover and the 25 drugs that yield the...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 18, 2021 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
More than 3,300 lawsuits have been filed against drug manufacturers, distributors, and pharmacies for their role in exacerbating the country’s opioid epidemic. Recognizing that final verdicts in these legal proceedings could take years, Senior Director Tym Rourke...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 18, 2021 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
Provisional data from the CDC shows that an estimated 100,306 people in the U.S. died from a drug overdose in a 12-month period ending April 2021. It’s the first time drug overdose fatalities reached six figures in a single year, and signals that the country is...
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