by Jordana Choucair | Mar 9, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
Insurers for some of the largest drug makers, distributors, and pharmacies are refusing to pay a $32 billion bill to help cover costs related to opioid addiction. A Delaware Supreme Court ruled in January that Chubb Ltd. didn’t have to pay to defend Rite Aid Corp....
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 9, 2022 | Payers
The Senate passed The Postal Service Reform Act, a sweeping bipartisan bill that will overhaul the US Postal Service’s finances and allow the agency to modernize. The bill would require retired postal employees to enroll in Medicare when eligible, while dropping...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 9, 2022 | Payers
Amazon Pharmacy announced it is partnering with select Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) insurers to integrate its drug discount card into their health care coverage. Individuals who receive health insurance through five BCBS plans in Alabama, Florida, Kansas,...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 9, 2022 | Providers
A recent Health Affairs study found that for-profits hospitals were more likely to align service offerings with profitability than nonprofit and government-run hospitals. The researchers noted that nonprofit and government hospitals alike were more likely to offer any...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 8, 2022 | D.C. News
Lawmakers said they are nearing a deal on additional pandemic relief tied to a must-pass government funding bill. Senator Roy Blunt said the draft bill currently includes $15 billion, down from the $22.5 billion that the Biden administration requested last week for...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 8, 2022 | Life Sciences
House Energy and Commerce Chair Frank Pallone introduced a bill that would dramatically rein in the FDA’s accelerated approval program. Under accelerated approval pathway, the FDA can approve drugs without clear evidence that they actually prolong patients’ lives, so...
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