Wednesday, January 19, 2022: Payers

According to an Axios analysis of federal data, approximately 75 percent of Medicare Advantage (MA) patients are enrolled in health plans run by just six insurers. The analysis found that three – UnitedHealth Group Inc., Humana Inc., and CVS Health Corp. – have seen...

Wednesday, January 19, 2022: Payers

A new Morning Consult poll found that 55 percent of private-sector workers are in favor of employer vaccine mandates. Among adults overall, support for employer requirements has decreased slightly from 61 percent in September, when Biden first announced the policy, to...

Wednesday, January 19, 2022: Providers

The CMS published new COVID-19 vaccination deadlines for many health care workers in light of the Supreme Court ruling. The new deadlines require providers to make sure their employees have had at least one shot by February 14 and are fully vaccinated by March 15,...

Tuesday, January 18, 2022: D.C. News

Democrats are putting pressure on the Biden administration to ramp up its efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Five Democratic senators sent a letter to the White House expressing “grave concern” with the state of the pandemic response, saying it had too often been...