
What We're Reading: Minnesota Sets Up Fund to Help Cover Health Premium Hikes
What we're reading, January 20, 2017: Minnesota will help residents with steep insurance premium hikes; the director of the National Institutes of Health appointed by President Barack Obama will stay on under the new administration; Anthem will end pre-authorization for opioid use disorder treatments.
As states face the uncertain future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and rising healthcare costs, they are trying to provide help to residents who need it most.
As the incoming administration taps new leaders for positions filled by outgoing President Barack Obama, one face will remain the same.
Anthem has reached an agreement with the New York attorney general to end pre-authorizations for drugs to treat opioid use disorder. The company required prior approval forms for coverage of medication-assisted therapy (MAT) to treat opioid addiction even when doctors had training regarding MAT,
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