by Jordana Choucair | Apr 19, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
West Virginia announced it finalized a settlement with Johnson & Johnson’s subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. over the drugmaker’s role in perpetuating the state’s opioid crisis. According to Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, the $99 million settlement is...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 19, 2022 | Payers
A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found that the prices that private insurers agree to pay hospitals for cancer drugs are often at least double what the hospital paid to acquire the drugs. According to the study, the median price markups of 25...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 19, 2022 | Payers
The CMS released the proposed Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System rule, representing a 3.2 percent increase in FY 2023 payments. The agency also wants to add health equity measures to the hospital inpatient quality reporting program, including one that...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 19, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
A federal judge struck down the mask mandate on public transit, less than a week after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had extended it through May 3. The judge ruled that the mandate exceeded the CDC’s authority and said it is up to individual...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 18, 2022 | Access & Coverage
Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families released a brief regarding the impact of COVID-19 on children’s insurance coverage. According to the brief, children are the biggest eligibility group in Medicaid, especially in the 12 states that haven’t...
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