May 19th 2022, 3:00pm
New data show extreme heat waves were associated with higher all-cause mortality throughout the United States, with increased risks seen among men, the elderly, and non-Hispanic Black individuals.
May 17th 2022, 6:00pm
On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with one of the authors of a paper published this month in Health Affairs about the utilization of substance use disorder treatment (SUD) services between 2010 and 2019, and why more needs to be done to get more individuals into treatment.
May 17th 2022, 4:00pm
The report details totals paid to hospitals by private insurers and providers and compares the sums with a Medicare benchmark.
May 16th 2022, 2:30pm
The Amputation Reduction and Compassion Act (H.R. 2631) would ensure that Medicare and Medicaid both cover peripheral artery disease screening for at-risk beneficiaries without the cost-sharing requirements that could make some patients balk at seeking care.
May 13th 2022, 2:40pm
President Joe Biden announces plans to improve baby formula shortages; Massachusetts reaches settlement with veterans who contracted COVID-19 in long-term care facility; a quarter of Medicare beneficiaries were harmed from hospital stays in 2018.
May 13th 2022, 2:35pm
While CMS has started making changes to address health equity through policy and payment models, commercial plans are waiting to see the outcomes before they follow suit, said Jayson Slotnik, partner, Health Policy Strategies, Inc.
May 12th 2022, 4:00pm
This study found extensive variation in general internal medicine physician prices and that high-priced physicians provided fewer low-value services but had higher spending on these services.
May 12th 2022, 3:54pm
In an effort to bolster development of treatments for rare diseases, the FDA announced the creation of the new Accelerating Rare disease Cures (ARC) program.
May 10th 2022, 2:09pm
In a session at the 2022 Asembia Specialty Pharmacy Summit, Jayne Hornung, chief clinical officer at Managed Markets Insights & Technology (MMIT), outlined factors driving payer hesitation when it comes to covering prescription digital therapeutics.
May 9th 2022, 7:00pm
Lower-salary employees in high-deductible health plans underutilize outpatient care and overutilize emergency departments.
