by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 22, 2023 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders, Tea Leaves
A Kaiser Health News article discusses how relaxed legal requirements for clinicians to prescribe buprenorphine has the potential to improve outcomes for patients with substance use disorder, but stigma around prescribing the medication still exists. One study from...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 22, 2023 | M&A, Tea Leaves
The U.S. Justice Department has dismissed its own appeal challenging UnitedHealth Group’s nearly $8 billion acquisition last year of Change Healthcare, a court filing showed. The health care deal was seen as a blow to the Biden administration’s tougher...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 22, 2023 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
The Oklahoma Supreme Court overturned part of the state’s near-total abortion ban, ruling in a 5-to-4 decision that the procedure would be lawful if there is a reasonable chance that a pregnancy could threaten a pregnant person’s life. Oklahoma’s constitution protects...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 21, 2023 | Providers, Tea Leaves
Dozens of safety-net hospitals across five states filed a lawsuit last week against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), alleging that yearslong delays in correcting Medicare disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments have cost them “tens of...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 21, 2023 | Payers, Tea Leaves
The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) released proposals for Congress as part of its March report last week and included a recommendation that would give states the power to not pay full prices under Medicaid for drugs approved under the Food...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 21, 2023 | Mental Health, Tea Leaves
The New York Times interviewed U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, focusing on his mission to address the adolescent mental health crisis. The interview discusses mental health in the context of the current generation, how stigma and other factors keep young people...
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