by Third Horizon Strategies | Jul 22, 2024 | Tea Leaves Reels
In this week’s Tea Leaves Reels, David Smith explores new reimbursement codes for FDA cleared digital mental health tools in the CY2025 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS). Could this move boost adoption of digital therapeutics, or are there still challenges to...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 17, 2024 | Payers, Tea Leaves
UnitedHealth Group revealed in its second-quarter earnings report that costs stemming from a significant cyberattack on its Change Healthcare unit are expected to range between $2.3 billion to $2.45 billion this year. This projection surpasses earlier estimates by...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 17, 2024 | Mental Health, Tea Leaves
Two years after its launch, the national suicide hotline 988 remains relatively unknown to many Americans, despite having received 10 million calls, chats, and texts. According to recent Ipsos polling, although 67 percent of U.S. adults have heard of 988, only 23...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 17, 2024 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
Several states in the US are responding to widespread frustration over soaring prescription drug costs by establishing specialized public boards tasked with investigating and regulating drug pricing. Modeled after utility boards, these entities aim to ensure that...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 17, 2024 | Tea Leaves, Transition to Value
Providers participating in Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) may receive advance payments based on their cost-saving achievements, alongside a looming 2.9 percent reduction in physician reimbursement rates set for 2025—a...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 17, 2024 | Providers, Tea Leaves
The Supreme Court’s decision that overturned the longstanding Chevron deference, is expected to trigger a wave of lawsuits across the health care sector. The ruling diminishes federal agencies’ authority to interpret laws and strengthens the...
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