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What We're Reading: Budget and Opioids; FDA Chief Balancing Act; New Drug Czar
The White House budget set for release Monday will include almost $17 billion to fight opioid addiction; a profile of FDA chief Scott Gottlieb, MD, describes him as someone who's become adept at balancing competing interests; the Trump administration is set to appoint a new drug czar with no public health experience.
White House Budget to Include Almost $17 Billion to Battle Opioids
The White House’s fiscal 2019 budget set to be released Monday will include nearly $17 billion for the opioid epidemic, The Hill reported. HHS will received the bulk of the money to expand prevention, treatment, recovery and mental health services—$3 billion for 2018 and $10 billion for 2019.
FDA Chief Balancing Interests in Conventional Way, Winning Over Some Skeptics
Scott Gottlieb, MD, is approaching his FDA job as chief of the agency in a more conventional way than other administration appointees, The New York Times reported this weekend. He is keeping both the president and industry supporters satisfied while also quieting some skeptics, and is trying to balance protecting public health while also offering rewards to industry.
National Drug Office Set to Get New Policy Chief
The While House deputy chief of staff, an attorney with no public health experience, is slated to become the next head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, STAT reported. Jim Carroll would serve as the administration’s next drug czar. In related news, health advocates are waiting to see if the office is still slated to see its budget cut 95% in the administration’s upcoming budget.
CMS' 340B Repayment Proposal May Harm Vulnerable Hospitals, Reward Those With Higher Revenues
April 26th 2024The 340B hospitals not receiving an offsetting lump-sum payment from CMS following 2018-2022 cuts later ruled unlawful are disproportionately rural, publicly owned, and nonacademic, according to a new study.
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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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Empowering Community Health Through Wellness and Faith
April 23rd 2024To help celebrate and recognize National Minority Health Month, we are bringing you a special month-long podcast series with our Strategic Alliance Partner, UPMC Health Plan. In the third episode, Camille Clarke-Smith, EdD, MS, CHES, CPT, discusses approaching community health holistically through spiritual and community engagement.
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Kaiser Permanente was hit by a data breach in mid-April, impacting 13.4 million health plan members; GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) sued Pfizer and BioNTech for allegedly infringing on its messenger RNA technology patents in the companies’ COVID-19 vaccines; the CDC announced the first-known HIV cases transmitted via cosmetic injections.
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