by Jordana Choucair | Aug 31, 2022 | Life Sciences
The Biden administration announced that it will begin shifting COVID-19 vaccine distribution and treatments to the private market as soon as January 2023. While the administration previously indicated it planned to have the government vacate its central role...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 31, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
The Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy announced it is partnering with Third Horizon Strategies (THS) to help communities invest opioid settlement funds. Through a $365,000 grant from the Elevance Health Foundation, the two organizations will create a series of...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 31, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said it has observed an “alarming” trend of brightly-colored fentanyl used to attract children and young people. The fentanyl is manufactured to look like candy and is sold as pills, powder, and blocks. Thus far, officials...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 31, 2022 | Payers
Patient groups representing HIV and diabetes patients filed a lawsuit to eliminate federal regulations that prevent sick patients from applying billions of dollars in assistance against their insurance deductibles. According to the groups, current regulations define...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 31, 2022 | Transition to Value
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) saved Medicare $1.66 billion last year. It was the fifth year in a row that ACOs in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) generated overall Medicare...
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