By Yusra Murad Week in Review Department of Health and Human Services Congressional appropriators have approved $90.5 billion in funding for the Department of Health and Human Services, a $2.3 billion increase over last year. The spending package also designates $3.8 billion to address the opioid crisis, which includes funding for addiction treatment services, rural […]
By Yusra Murad Week in Review Affordable Care Act During the second day of his confirmation hearings, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh said he could not “give specifics” about how he would vote on the Affordable Care Act provision that requires insurers cover pre-existing conditions, which the Justice Department has said it will not defend. […]
By Yusra Murad Top Stories The Senate will vote next week on bipartisan legislation to combat the opioid crisis, according to Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and a spokesman for Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). The bill, which focuses on ceasing the inflow of synthetic drugs and expanding prevention, treatment and recovery programs, will need to […]
By Yusra Murad Top Stories Seven large health systems representing 500 major American hospitals and three philanthropic groups are launching Civica Rx, a nonprofit, generic drug company founded in response to rising costs and shortages, which intends to establish price transparency by eliminating secret rebates common in the pharmaceutical industry. Civica also plans to manufacture […]
By Yusra Murad Morning Consult Health will be off for the Labor Day holiday. Publication of the morning briefs and afternoon updates will resume Tuesday. Week in Review Payers Medicare accountable care organizations saved the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services $313.7 million in 2017, according to new CMS data. This follows a $39 million loss […]
By Yusra Murad Top Stories Medicare accountable care organizations saved the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services $313.7 million in 2017, according to new CMS data. This follows a $39 million loss generated by the program in 2016, and one researcher attributed the improvement to ACOs’ gaining experience and moving toward risk-based contracts. (Modern Healthcare) […]
By Yusra Murad Top Stories Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh suggested in meetings with Senate Democrats that he is skeptical of some of the arguments in the Texas-led lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act, repeatedly citing the legal idea that finding one provision of a law to be unconstitutional is not grounds to strike down […]
By Yusra Murad Top Stories The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will pay $468.5 million to New York and Minnesota combined after both states brought forth cases against the Trump administration in response to losing funding for Affordable Care Act programs that provide health care to low-income residents. The elimination of cost-sharing reductions by […]
By Yusra Murad Top Stories The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has approved Illinois’ request to add coverage for the treatment and prevention of opioid addiction to the medical services provided by Obamacare insurers. Naloxone prescriptions, telepsychiatry for addiction and mental health concerns, and alternative therapies for chronic pain will be covered by insurers […]
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