Tracking Medicare news, policy, and coverage changes.
A new federal watchdog report dings the three largest Medicare Advantage insurers for frequent prior authorization denials for long-term care hospital and inpatient rehabilitation stays. Another found that initial denials among skilled-nursing facilities were near-unanimously overturned.
Read full article →The organization released a series of new policy announcements, alongside a new president-elect, at its Annual Meeting of the House of Delegates.
Read full article →The Senate Armed Services Committee rejected a provision in the annual defense policy bill that would have expanded coverage of fertility services for military members and their families, including in vitro fertilization (IVF), according to Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.). “All my provision seeks to do is provide our troops with the same access to IVF that all Members of Congress already have. After everything...
Read full article →Planned Parenthood’s Northwest affiliate is suing Alaska to challenge the state’s ban on telehealth abortion. In a lawsuit filed Thursday in Alaska state court, Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, Hawaii, Alaska, Indiana, Kentucky said the state’s requirement that patients seeking medication abortion must be seen in person violates Alaskans’ constitutional right to abortion. The organization is seeking a preliminary...
Read full article →Novartis said its RNA therapy del-brax met goals of a Phase 1/2 study in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD), an inherited muscle disorder that currently has no FDA-approved medicines. Del-brax is one of three RNA therapies from Novartis’s $12 billion acquisition of Avidity Biosciences. The post Novartis RNA Med From $12B Deal Keeps Building Case to Become First Therapy for Rare Muscle Disease appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →None of STAT's requests for Kennedy's schedule have been completed, and some haven't even been acknowledged.
Read full article →A new CDC report underscores that drinking during pregnancy, while generally thought of as a thing of the past, is still a matter of concern.
Read full article →In this edition of STAT Health Tech: HHS watchdog on denials by health insurers, lawmakers target AI denials, and Talkspace's new chatbot offering.
Read full article →In a rare move, nonprofit organization Blood Cancer United is buying the remaining supplies of a discontinued investigational cancer drug.
Read full article →A new study found that the number one environmental factor influencing brain structure and function is the socioeconomic status of a child's family.
Read full article →Abridge announced new deals with Eli Lilly and Nvidia as it aims to gain an edge in a competitive market.
Read full article →The DRC has improved testing capacity for Ebola, with two facilities operating in or near the epicenter. But this still may not be enough to keep up with a rapidly expanding disease.
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