Senate Panel Moves Forward on Stabilization Bill
With the September 27 deadline for insurers to sign contracts to sell insurance on HealthCare.gov fast approaching, the Senate’s health panel has to move quickly to stabilize the insurance markets. According to The Hill, the panel expects to have a bipartisan bill sometime early next week that can pass the Senate by the end of the month. The stabilization bill is expected to fund the cost-sharing reduction payments to insurers, allow more people to buy catastrophic plans, and give states more flexibility.
Vote to Repeal DC’s Death With Dignity Law
The House of Representatives has passed a bill that would block the District of Columbia’s assisted suicide law. The bill also blocks DC from subsidizing abortion for low-income individuals, The Washington Post reported. The Senate still has to weigh in, and if it chooses not to act, then it would stall these measures from taking effect. The assisted suicide law passed the DC Council by a vote of 11 to 2 after more than a year of discussion. It would allow terminally ill patients to choose how and when they died.
New Medicare Cards in the Mail
All 60 million beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare will receive new cards created to combat identify theft and fraud. The agency is beginning its outreach campaign and the rollout for the new cards will begin in April, according to NPR. The new cards will include new ID numbers that are a randomly generated sequence of 11 numbers and letters—until now, Medicare used people’s Social Security numbers.
Examining Low-Value Cancer Care Trends Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 25th 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with the authors of a study published in the April 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® about their findings on the rates of low-value cancer care services throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Mental Health Diagnoses, Care Challenges Rise Among US Youth, Report Finds
April 26th 2024While behavioral health care utilization has been rising, the treatment landscape has been worsening. New findings show that 20% of youths did not receive any form of treatment within 3 months of their initial behavioral health diagnosis.
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Navigating Health Policy in an Election Year: Insights From Dr Dennis Scanlon
April 2nd 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with Dennis Scanlon, PhD, the editor in chief of The American Journal of Accountable Care®, about prior authorization, price transparency, the impact of health policy on the upcoming election, and more.
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