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Month: January 2023

Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Legislative Update Part D/Prescription Drugs 

Senators reintroduce bills to reform PBM industry

January 31, 2023January 31, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments Legislation, PBM Industry, Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act, Reform

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) A bipartisan group of senators are once again pushing for new regulations around

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Legislative Update Pandemic 

President Biden to end Covid-19 emergencies on May 11

January 31, 2023January 31, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments COVID-19, National Emergency

(By Zeke Miller and Amanda Seitz — Associated Press published by STAT on January 30, 2023) WASHINGTON — President Joe

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Health Care - General Health Care Redesign Medicaid Telehealth 

It’s ‘Telehealth vs. No Care’: Doctors Say Congress Risks Leaving Patients Vulnerable

January 31, 2023January 31, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments congress, Health care providers, Medicaid, Rural Health, Telehealth

(By Sarah Jane Tribble for Kaiser Health News) When the covid-19 pandemic hit, Dr. Corey Siegel was more prepared than

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CMS Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage Medicare Fraud; Illegal Activities 

Government Lets Health Plans That Ripped Off Medicare Keep the Money

January 31, 2023January 31, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments CMS, Health Insurers, medicare, Medicare Advantage

(By Fred Schulte for Kaiser Health News) Medicare Advantage plans for seniors dodged a major financial bullet Monday as government

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Pandemic 

Rates of Long COVID in the U.S. Have Declined Since June of 2022

January 30, 2023January 30, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments COVID-19, Long COVID-19

(By Chris Lee for Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jan 26, 2023) The share of people who say they have had

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CMS Health Care Finance Part D/Prescription Drugs 

Frequently Asked Questions about Medicare Insulin Cost-Sharing Changes in the Prescription Drug Law (Updated January 2023)

January 30, 2023January 30, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments medicare, Medicare Insulin Cost-sharing, Prescription Drug law

(Source – www.cms.gov) CMS has a number of resources available to help people with Medicare understand the reduced drug costs

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Employer Healthcare Health Care Finance 

Patients with high-deductible health plans are more likely to experience severe diabetes complications: study

January 30, 2023January 30, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments Diabetic patients, High-deductible health plan, Severe diabetes complications

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Diabetic patients that were forced to enroll in a high-deductible health plan by

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Homelessness Veterans Benefits 

VA exceeds goal to place 38,000 Veterans in permanent housing

January 27, 2023January 27, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments Veteran homelessness, Veterans

(Source – news. va.gov) In February 2022, VA Secretary Denis McDonough issued a challenge to VA staff and partners: place

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FDA Pandemic 

An FDA committee votes to roll out a new COVID vaccination strategy

January 27, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments COVID Vaccine, COVID-19, FDA

(By Scott Hensley for NPR) A committee of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously on a proposal

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CMS Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage 

Did Your Health Plan Rip Off Medicare?

January 27, 2023January 27, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments audits, Medicare Advantage, Medicare overpayments

(By Fred Schulte for Kaiser Health News) Today, KHN has released details of 90 previously secret government audits that reveal

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