HHS’ New Prescription Drug and Health Care Spending Rule
A new interim final rule requires health insurance plans and issuers on the marketplace to report data on prescription drug and health care spending.
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Read more: What Democrats’ Drug Pricing Plan Means for Consumers What Democrats’ Drug Pricing Plan Means for Consumers
The new drug pricing plan creates protections against out-of-pocket costs for seniors with Medicare Part D benefits and people who take insulin.
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Read more: The Paradoxical Legal Treatment of Preventive Medicine The Paradoxical Legal Treatment of Preventive Medicine
Despite its salubrious aim, stigma, shame, and fear often are attached to the use of preventative care.
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Read more: Beyond Parity in Mental Health Coverage Beyond Parity in Mental Health Coverage
The parity framework has proven less adept at rooting out more subtle forms of disparities in mental health coverage restrictions.
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Read more: It’s Time for Biden to Scrap Trump-era Junk Plans It’s Time for Biden to Scrap Trump-era Junk Plans
The Biden administration needs to take executive action to protect consumers and eliminate junk plans.
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Read more: Churning Point: Lessons from Medicaid Pandemic Policies Churning Point: Lessons from Medicaid Pandemic Policies
Legislation enacted as a stopgap measure during the pandemic may present a path forward for securing more durable Medicaid coverage.
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Read more: Toward a Broader Telehealth Licensing Scheme Toward a Broader Telehealth Licensing Scheme
Which of the telehealth regulatory waivers enacted during the pandemic should become permanent?
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Read more: Financial Burden of COVID-19 Shifts from Insurance to Patients Financial Burden of COVID-19 Shifts from Insurance to Patients
Attempts to penalize those who become sick with COVID-19 are not out of line with other attempts to punish Americans for their perceived poor health.
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Read more: Expanded Reimbursement Codes for Remote Therapeutic Monitoring: What This Means for Digital Health Expanded Reimbursement Codes for Remote Therapeutic Monitoring: What This Means for Digital Health
New reimbursement codes for virtual patient monitoring may soon be incorporated into Medicare’s fee schedule.
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Read more: Reforming How Medicare Pays for Digital Health Reforming How Medicare Pays for Digital Health
Reforms to Medicare’s traditional coverage and reimbursement approaches that harness the digital revolution can help the program secure additional value.