by Jordana Choucair | Aug 26, 2022 | Payers
A study published in JAMA Open Network found spending discrepancies between Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollees and those enrolled in a Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP). Based on an evaluation of 15,763 patients at Ochsner Health System, the authors found that...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 26, 2022 | Payers
The Brookings Institution released a brief estimating that as many as 4.1 million people may remain out of work due to long COVID symptoms. The estimate is more than twice the think tank’s previous estimate of 1.6 million, released in January 2022. According to the...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 26, 2022 | Transition to Value
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that indefinitely delays the radiation oncology payment model. The payment model intended to reimburse oncology practices and outpatient sites for a total episode of care and to develop...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 25, 2022 | Life Sciences
Democratic lawmakers on the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis released a report indicating that senior Trump administration officials leaned on Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Stephen Hahn and other agency leaders to sign off on...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 25, 2022 | Life Sciences
A large Israeli study found that Pfizer Inc.’s COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid lowered hospitalization rates in 65-year-olds and older by about 75 percent. However, people ages 40-64 who took the drug shortly after infection saw little to no benefit. The study was...
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