First nonprescription birth control pill approved by FDA
The oral contraceptive’s maker, Perrigo, said the pill will be available in drug and grocery stores early next year, but did not disclose its planned price.
States’ varying approaches complicate effort to determine impact of Medicaid redeterminations
Nearly two million people have been disenrolled from Medicaid to date, but it’s too early to get a full picture of redeterminations’ effect on vulnerable Americans, experts say.
CMS faces poor data quality in payment model health equity push
Variable race and ethnicity data is making it difficult to determine whether CMS Innovation Center models are reaching, enrolling and helping underserved beneficiaries, according to a new white paper from the agency.
CVS Caremark, GoodRx partner on automatic drug discounts for commercially insured
The program will be a source of revenue for GoodRx, and might also open a new fee stream for CVS’ pharmacy benefit manager as the drug middlemen face increased scrutiny for complex pricing models.
Johns Hopkins hit with class action suit following data breach
The suit alleges that the health system failed to implement safeguards to secure patients’ health information and provided insufficient details about the stolen data.
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Length of provider notes on the rise, despite efforts to temper documentation burden
Two years after an overhaul designed to decrease documentation burden, clinicians are writing even longer notes, according to Epic Research.
Less money, fewer investors for digital health in new normal funding environment
Rock Health’s latest report found U.S. startups raised $6.1 billion across 244 deals in the first half of 2023. If investment stays at the same pace, the sector is facing its lowest funding year since 2019.
Feds drill down on medical cards
With consumers increasingly tapping medical credit cards to pay for healthcare costs, the Biden administration is zeroing in on regulations to police such financial services.
CMS to return $9B to 340B hospitals under new plan
Hospital groups said the proposed rule is an important step toward restitution for years of 340B underpayments, but they criticized regulators for proposed rate decreases and a lack of additional interest payments.