Lawmakers want CMS’ prior authorization proposal to go further
(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) More than 230 U.S. representatives and 61 senators are asking HHS and CMS
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Author: Eileen Cook
CDC advisory panel recommends seniors ‘may’ get RSV vaccine
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) A panel of experts that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccinations
Read MoreDrugmakers Are Abandoning Cheap Generics, and Now US Cancer Patients Can’t Get Meds
(By Arthur Allen for KFF Health News) On Nov. 22, three FDA inspectors arrived at the sprawling Intas Pharmaceuticals plant
Read MoreMy HealtheVet and telehealth reach Veterans where they are
(Source – news.va.gov) After 26 years in the Air Force, Sonya Wilson knew she wanted to get a job helping
Read MoreAetna Medicare Advantage plan moving ahead, NYC mayor says
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) New York City Mayor Eric Adams is overriding the city comptroller’s attempt to
Read MoreAlliance of Community Health Plans pitches cap on Medicare Advantage marketing spending, broker payments
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Alliance of Community Health Plans is proposing a set of policies aimed
Read More#ICYMI Video: New benefits eligibility for Veterans exposed to toxins
(Source – news.va.gov) VA recently joined the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) on Instagram to discuss PACT Act benefits eligibility. Some
Read MoreCMS: Private insurance spending to increase in 2023, 2024; slow in 2025 onward
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS is projecting a 7.7 percent increase in private health insurance spending in
Read MoreKFF Survey Shows Complexity, Red Tape, Denials, Confusion Rivals Affordability as a Problem for Insured Consumers, With Some Saying It Caused Them to Go Without or Delay Care
(Contact Craig Palosky for the Kaiser Family Foundation published June 15, 2023) Most (58%) people with health insurance say they
Read MoreHow VA is reaching unsheltered homeless Veterans
(Source – news.va.gov) While there was an overall increase of people experiencing unsheltered homelessness across the country from 2015-2022, VA
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