by Jordana Choucair | Apr 29, 2022 | Access & Coverage
Oklahoma lawmakers passed a six-week abortion ban yesterday that allows private citizens to take civil action against abortion providers or anyone who helps a woman obtain an abortion. The bill provides exceptions will be for medical emergencies. The passage comes...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 29, 2022 | Life Sciences
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a proposal to menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. Menthol accounts for more than a third of cigarettes sold in the U.S., and the mint flavor is overwhelmingly favored by Black smokers and young people. The proposal,...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 29, 2022 | Payers
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule that requires insurers on Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchanges to offer plans with standardized deductibles and limits on out-of-pocket costs and co-pays for each of non-standardized...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 29, 2022 | Providers
Walmart Health – in partnership with its telehealth provider, MeMD – launched a telehealth diabetes program designed to help employers and payers close gaps in diabetes management. The Walmart Health Virtual Care Diabetes Program will merge personalized diabetes...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 29, 2022 | Transition to Value
CMS leaders outlined several changes to increase participation in value-based care models and target smaller providers that treat patients in underserved areas. CMS officials said the agency is investigating how to alter accountable care organization (ACO) benchmark...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 28, 2022 | Life Sciences
Moderna asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to grant an emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine in children 6 months to under 6 years of age. Moderna said last month its COVID-19 vaccine for children — which consists of two 25-microgram doses —...
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