by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 28, 2023 | Life Sciences, Tea Leaves
A bipartisan coalition of representatives and senators introduced legislation that would pay drug manufacturers to develop antibiotics and antifungal drugs to treat drug-resistant bacteria and fungi, as many companies stopped making the medications because the...
by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 28, 2023 | Inequities and SDOH, Tea Leaves
A new study from the Urban Institute found that more than 1 in 5 U.S. adults without access to a vehicle or public transportation missed or skipped a medical appointment in the previous year. The researchers noted that telehealth may have reduced transportation...
by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 28, 2023 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
Abortion bans failed to pass in the legislatures of two conservative states yesterday. A near-total abortion ban failed to pass in South Carolina’s Senate by 22 votes to 21, marking the third time such a measure hasn’t passed in a GOP-led chamber since...
by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 27, 2023 | Payers, Tea Leaves
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is strengthening enforcement of its hospital transparency rule by imposing stricter timelines and levying fines more quickly, the agency announced Wednesday. Hospital compliance with the requirement that they publicly...
by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 27, 2023 | M&A, Tea Leaves
Kaiser Permanente is acquiring 10-hospital Geisinger Health in a deal described as the first step toward a new multisystem value-based care organization, according to a Wednesday announcement. That new entity, called Risant Health, will be a nonprofit organization...
by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 27, 2023 | D.C. News, Tea Leaves
Yesterday, House Republicans passed the debt ceiling bill, which pushes work requirements for millions receiving Medicaid and food stamps. The supporters of the bill see work requirements as serving two purposes, allowing reduced government spending while bolstering...
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