by Jordana Choucair | Jun 28, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
The Supreme Court ruled that prosecutors need to prove that doctors knowingly prescribed drugs in aberrant ways to win convictions against them for unlawful distribution of controlled medicines. The decision came in a case brought by two doctors who were sentenced to...
by Jordana Choucair | Jun 28, 2022 | Payers
An estimated 13 million individuals purchasing health coverage on an Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchange could see their premiums jump by an average of 50 percent next year if Congress doesn’t extend enhanced premium subsidies. The American Rescue Plan Act removed the...
by Jordana Choucair | Jun 28, 2022 | Payers
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh met with leaders from 14 health plans to ensure they are offering birth control as required by the ACA. The two secretaries, along with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, also...
by Jordana Choucair | Jun 28, 2022 | Providers
HHS issued a request for comment on its plan to strengthen primary care across the country. The department is striving to offer multiple points of public participation as it works toward developing and releasing an action plan by the end of 2022. The Office of the...
by Jordana Choucair | Jun 28, 2022 | Transition to Value
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that a new payment model targeted at improving Medicare cancer care will begin in mid-2023. The “Enhancing Oncology Model” will be a voluntary program that builds off the Oncology Care Model, which will...
Recent Comments