Four More States Extend Medicaid Postpartum Coverage

Maine, Minnesota, New Mexico and D.C. have expanded their Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Plan coverage for beneficiaries up to one year after they give birth, Vice President Kamala Harris and CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure announced Thursday (June 16), which brings the total number of states that have opted for such extensions to 14 and the number of people covered for one year postpartum to around 253,000. Meanwhile, advocates are looking for any way to get Congress to pass mandatory...
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Inside CMS - 06/23/2022
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Vol. 25, No. 25
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Health Exchange Alert Weekly Report - 06/22/2022
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Vol. 10, No. 25
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Stakeholders Await CMS’ Next Steps On Price Transparency Fines

Stakeholders are watching for CMS’ next moves after the first two hospitals were fined for not meeting hospital price transparency requirements, as the agency says more than 350 hospitals have been warned they are not meeting the requirements and only about 170 have since complied and had their cases closed. Northside Hospital Atlanta on June 7 was fined more than $883,000 for failing to make its standard charges public, and Northside Hospital Cherokee was fined more than $214,000 for noncompliance...
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Inside CMS - 06/23/2022
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Vol. 25, No. 25
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HHS Awards $115 Million For HIV Prevention And Care Initiative

HHS awarded $115 million for HIV prevention and care across the country in a bid to lower the number of new HIV infections by at least 90% by 2030. The funding was awarded to over 60 grantees on Thursday (June 16). The funding will be used to implement the administration’s “Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S.” initiative. Outside of patient support, the grant will be used to train and educate providers, HHS says. “With advancements in HIV treatment and...
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FDA Issue: 
FDA Week - 06/24/2022
FDA Volume: 
Vol. 28, No. 25
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Inside CMS - 06/23/2022
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Vol. 25, No. 25
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FTC Unanimously Votes For Tough Enforcement On Drug Rebates

The five commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission voted unanimously Thursday (June 16) to use every tool FTC has to investigate whether drug rebates violate competition and consumer-protection laws. Although the enforcement statement might seem to target pharmacy benefit mangers, commissioners emphasized that they’re putting both PBMs and drug makers on notice. “The agency will use its full range of legal authorities to combat illegal prescription drug practices that foreclose competition and harm patients,” according to a press release on...
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Inside Drug Pricing - 06/20/2022
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