Click here for a transcript of the episode. In this episode of What the Health: Medicare officials have preliminarily decided to restrict reimbursement for Aduhelm, the controversial Alzheimer’s drug, to only patients participating in the approved clinical trials. The FDA approved the drug in 2021 over objections of the agency’s outside advisers, who complained the…
The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked a key Biden administration covid-19 initiative — putting a stop, for now, to a rule requiring businesses with more than 100 workers to either mandate that employees be vaccinated against covid or wear masks and undergo weekly testing. The rule, which covers an estimated 80 million workers, took effect…
A new rule took effect recently that requires commercial payors to provide reimbursement for in-home COVID-19 testing, at a rate of eight (8) test kits per person, per month. Although well intended, the process for seeking reimbursement from commercial payors will be an utter disaster. It is noted that government payors are excluded from this,…
For those of you who have been keeping up with the Elizabeth Holmes/Theranos trial, you likely have seen that there was a very mixed verdict. Holmes was convicted on some counts, acquitted on some and the jury was deadlocked on others. From a reader’s perspective, it can be confusing to understand how such a mix…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s sweeping new program to buy Rx drugs for its nearly 14 million Medicaid patients has alarmed health clinics that say they will lose money and have to cut services. Gov. Gavin Newsom acknowledged Monday that some clinics, which serve the poorest Californians, would lose funding, and he included $105 million for…
The Supreme Court on Friday took up one of the most contentious issues of the covid-19 pandemic, hearing a series of cases challenging the Biden administration’s authority to require workers to get a covid vaccine or be tested for the virus regularly. The issue in the cases, which challenge rules set in November by the…
What a Week of Women from this Women-Owned Business Lions and tigers and tigers and bears – yes, I love me some Judy. A woman who was a talent and a trailblazer. If you know me, you know that I love Judy’s daughter Liza more than most things and I often say our company is…
The time has come for federal and state leaders to come to a mutual understanding that the use of the hard copy CDC vaccination record is no longer a viable solution to tracking and proving vaccination status. As we have all seen in the press, the proliferation of fraud involving the hard copy cards is…
Spotify’s 2021 Wrapped told us that this past year was anything but normal and we agree. Did you watch your soundtrack? So did we and we are proud to say we understood the assignment in both music and at work. While working with payers and providers to drive down the cost of healthcare and increase…
Harold Burch’s home has a spectacular view in Paonia, a rural part of Colorado’s Western Slope at the foot of Mount Lamborn. But the landscape has been little consolation to the 60-year-old as he has battled a cascade of health problems during the pandemic. “It’s been a real rodeo,” Burch said. “It’s been a lot…