by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 31, 2023 | Public Health/Prevention, Tea Leaves
Prescriptions for stimulants used primarily to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) increased by more than 10 percent during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic as access to the drugs expanded via telehealth opportunities, according to new...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 31, 2023 | D.C. News, Tea Leaves
Yesterday, House Democrats reintroduced the Women’s Health Protection Act, which would enshrine federal abortion rights, among other protections to abortion access. The bill, re-introduced in the House for the seventh time, would legally protect providing and...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 31, 2023 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
A federal judge on Thursday issued a ruling that would block the federal government from enforcing mandates for preventive care within the Affordable Care Act, which required insurers to provide a slew of critical screenings to members at no cost. The ruling stemmed...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 30, 2023 | Public Health/Prevention, Tea Leaves
Kansas is set to become the latest state to raise the age for buying tobacco to 21. The state Senate passed a bill to raise the required age by a 28-11 vote after the state’s House approved it earlier this month. The bill will now be sent to Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly’s...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 30, 2023 | Payers, Tea Leaves
Bill Cassidy and Jeff Merkley introduced legislation to cut overpayments to Medicare Advantage plans by updating risk adjustment policies, with Cassidy saying in a statement that the bill will help squeeze out waste in the MA program. The legislation comes amid...
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