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Insurers Had Moved to Waive Covid-19 Testing OOP Before the Pence Announcement
AHIP posted a list on March 6
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Steve Miller: Cigna Hasn't Seen Any Coronavirus-related Drug Shortages
ICER Launches Subscription-Model Tools
The "interactive modeler" will allow users to plug in their own assumptions.
PBMI2020: Opioid Epidemic Update, Specialty Drugs Rule, and the "Amazonification" of Health Care
Our roundup of PBMI2020 meeting so far
Assessing ACA Payment Reform at 10 years
Michael Chernew and his coauthors say it is time to prune the proliferating number of payment reform models
This Week in the C-Suite
Rechtin takes the reins at Envision.
USPSTF Declines To Endorse Screening for Cognitive Impairment
USPSTF 'insufficient evidence' stance repeats 2014 recommendation
ICYMI: 4 Must-Knows From the Healthcare News
News about UnitedHealth, Alkermes, M4A, and MA that you need to know about.
Paul Starr Reality Checks Medicare for All
Princeton healthcare historian sees lowering age of Medicare eligibility as doable.
This Week in the C-Suite: A New Feature from MHE
Weekly news from the healthcare C-Suite.
Commercial Insurers Also Drag Feet on Covering Generics
Trade group had previously documented even slower coverage by Part D plans.
Grassley on Drug Prices, Importation, and Innovation
Three takeaways from Stat's interview with the Senate Finance Committee chairman.
Oak Street Health Is Branching Out
A wave of new business is attempting to shake up, improve primary care.
JAMA Studies: Genetic Tests for Heart Disease Don't Have Much Predictive Power
Two studies in JAMA produce meh results for polygenic risk scores
Mike Bloomberg on Healthcare Issues
Michael Bloomberg wants a Medicare-like public insurance option, not Medicare for all. It's what you'd expect from a candidate who is appealing for support from moderate Democrats.
Angioplasty, Bypass Patients: Fewer, Older, Sicker, and Lower SES
As number of procedures has decreased, patient profile has shifted.
Experts Call for Uniform Scope-of-Practice Rules
Trump administration hints that it may agree and is considering a broader scope of practice for nurse practitioners and physicians.
One in 5 Elective In-Network Surgeries Result in Out-of-Network Bill
Twenty percent of seven in-network elective surgeries for a large national insurer resulted in a “surprise” out-of-network bill; averaging at $2,011.
Uncertainty About Health Insurance Clouds Hope for Retirement
Employer-sponsored insurance keeps many working.
Number of Nurse Practitioners Has Doubled
Ranks have swelled between 2010 and 2017 partly because of access to online learning.