by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 16, 2024 | Payers, Tea Leaves
A House committee overwhelmingly passed four bills on Thursday that would expand Medicare coverage of obesity drugs and cancer screening blood tests and place guardrails around Medicare’s discretion in covering drugs and devices approved by the Food and Drug...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 16, 2024 | Payers, Tea Leaves
Employee health care costs are increasingly eating up larger shares of payroll costs for America’s smallest businesses, according to a new analysis from the JPMorgan Chase Institute. The pain of health care costs is nothing new, but this analysis, based on...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jun 24, 2024 | Payers, Tea Leaves, Uncategorized
Florida’s Medicaid spending on emergency health care for undocumented migrants has significantly decreased following Governor Ron DeSantis’ crackdown on illegal immigration, coinciding with his presidential campaign efforts. DeSantis’ legislation...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jun 21, 2024 | Payers, Tea Leaves
The issue of high prescription drug costs in America extends beyond the commonly blamed entities like drug companies and insurers. Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs), often overlooked but immensely influential, play a pivotal role. These middlemen, controlled by giants...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jun 21, 2024 | Payers, Tea Leaves
Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee sharply criticized the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) during a recent hearing on value-based care, accusing it of failing to achieve cost savings since its inception in 2010. They proposed...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jun 21, 2024 | Payers, Tea Leaves
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the conclusion of its financial relief program for providers impacted by the Change Healthcare cyberattack. Starting July 12, CMS will no longer accept new applications for accelerated or advance payments,...
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