The Stanley Cup, already dented from the Colorado Avalanche’s on-ice celebration, was delivered to the wrong house. (There are worse mistakes to find on your doorstep.) Today in health care, we’ll look at some of the small revisions Senate Democrats have made to their drug pricing plan. And Democrats are hoping to have another go at including it in a larger economic […]
Sanofi multiple sclerosis drug candidate tolebrutinib boasts a key feature: the ability to reach into brain and spinal cord tissue to provide its therapeutic effect. But liver problems have been reported in some patients dosed with the experimental treatment, leading the FDA to pause the drug’s pivotal clinical trials. According to Sanofi, the FDA based the partial clinical hold […]
In order for the home-based care industry to push back against the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) 2023 proposed payment rule, industry leaders must understand where CMS’ intentions and motivations are coming from. Industry leaders also need to focus mainly on the behavioral adjustments that CMS is targeting and planning to change. Those guidances were laid out […]
Dive Brief: Aetna is no longer requiring prior authorization for cataract surgeries, a controversial policy the payer adopted a year ago, according to a new provider notice. Aetna is also rolling back prior authorization requirements for video EEGs and home infusion for some drugs. It’s adding two new-to-market drugs to the precertification list. The payer said in a statement that […]
As Pride Month comes to a close, it is important to remember that members of the LGBTQ community still experience significant health disparities compared to the general population in the U.S. Research shows nearly one-sixth of LGBTQ Americans avoid or delay medical treatment because of discrimination, and about 30% find it difficult to access care due to cost. A key […]
The 58th episode of our podcast, Disrupt, is now available! For this episode of Disrupt, Home Health Care News caught up with Raman Brar, the CEO and co-founder of Pathwell. During the conversation, Brar touched on the company’s transition from a technology company to a home-based care provider, Pathwell’s growth goals and how the company plans to navigate the Home […]
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on Acast. You can also listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, or wherever you listen to podcasts. It’s been less than a week since the Supreme Court struck down the constitutional right to abortion and each passing day has produced more questions than answers. Doctors, employers, lawmakers, district attorneys, […]
This link leads to the machine-readable files that are made available in response to the federal Transparency in Coverage Rule and includes negotiated service rates and out-of-network allowed amounts between health plans and healthcare providers. The machine readable files are formatted to allow researchers, regulators, and application developers to more easily access and analyze data.
The issues of choice and motherhood have dominated headlines over the past week. This discourse has centered around a woman’s choice to have a child, but there is also a lesser-discussed maternal choice becoming eliminated for some women: the choice of how they will feed their newborn. The U.S. has a severe lack of accessible breastfeeding resources for pregnant women […]
THCB Gang Joining Matthew Holt (@boltyboy) on #THCBGang on Thursday June 30 will be THCB regular writer and ponderer of odd juxtapositions Kim Bellard (@kimbbellard); Principal of Worksite Health Advisors Brian Klepper (@bklepper1); futurists Ian Morrison (@seccurve); and fierce patient activist Casey Quinlan (@MightyCasey). I suspect a couple of political issues may just come up given the last week or so in Washington DC. […]