by Jordana Choucair | Nov 15, 2021 | Payers
The CMS released a notice announcing that monthly premiums that cover physician and outpatient care for Medicare patients will increase by 15 percent next year. Standard Medicare Part B premiums will be $170.10 per month next year, up from $148.50 per month this year....
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 12, 2021 | D.C. News
The Tax Policy Center released its analysis of the Build Back Better Act, finding that the $1.85 trillion package would give more than 65 percent of Americans making at least $1 million per year an average tax cut of $16,760. The package would also cut taxes for most...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 12, 2021 | Life Sciences
Health care conglomerate Johnson & Johnson announced it is planning to break up into two companies, separating its consumer health business into a new publicly traded company. “The new Johnson & Johnson and the New Consumer Health Company would each be...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 12, 2021 | Life Sciences
The FDA announced the recall of more than 2 million at-home COVID-19 tests produced by Ellume due to “higher-than-acceptable” false positive test results. The FDA says there have been 35 reports of false positives, enough for the agency to identify it as a...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 12, 2021 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
Michael Bloomberg announced that Bloomberg Philanthropies is making a $120 million investment to help address the opioid epidemic. Five states – Kentucky, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, and Wisconsin – will each receive $10 million over the next five years....
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