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House introduces bill focused on health care price transparency, PBMs and spread pricing

By Alan Goforth

Three House committees have introduced the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act, which would require hospitals, payers, labs, imaging providers and surgical centers to use machine-readable files to list prices they'll charge patients.

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September 11, 2023

DOJ urges Supreme Court to uphold abortion-pill access

The Biden administration asked the high court on Sept. 8 to uphold broad access to mifepristone, the widely used abortion pill, seeking a review of a ruling that would bar mail-order prescriptions and require in-person doctor visits.

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September 11, 2023

CDC's big COVID dilemma: Whether to recommend the new boosters for all ages

The CDC committee, which sets U.S. vaccination policy and helps determine insurance coverage for vaccines, will vote on the question Tuesday as it weighs the benefits of updated vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna, and Novavax.

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September 08, 2023

Primary care doctor shortage: Are we reaching a tipping point?

Perhaps enacting a national primary care fee schedule is one solution, or policymakers could consider forgiving the medical school debt of doctors who choose primary care as a profession.

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September 07, 2023

Prisma Health sues UnitedHealthcare, alleging insurer broke its contract

A judge granted the South Carolina-based health system's request for a temporary injunction, after the insurer gave "false and misleading" statements to the press about Prisma's proposed rates for 2024, according to the lawsuit.

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September 07, 2023

Tackling health misinformation: So who does the public trust most?

The picture is bleak for official institutions, such as the CDC and the FDA, as well as the Biden administration, however, by far the most highly trusted source of health information? One's own doctor.

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September 06, 2023

Prior authorization denials: What happens when patients don't take no for an answer

CMS has proposed speeding up the response times for authorization, but some desperate patients have turned to publicly shaming insurance companies on social media to get tests, drugs, and treatments approved.

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September 06, 2023

25 HCA Healthcare data breach class action lawsuits filed (so far)

HCA, whose data breach may have impacted 11 million patients, is among several health care companies that have recently suffered such attacks, prompting the FBI and Secret Service to issue warnings to potential targets.

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House introduces bill focused on health care price transparency, PBMs and spread pricing

Kroger grocery chain to pay $1.2B to settle opioid lawsuits with cities and states

New FDA-approved COVID vaccine boosters could be available this week

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Consumer Driven Health Care Stories

DOJ urges Supreme Court to uphold abortion-pill access

CDC's big COVID dilemma: Whether to recommend the new boosters for all ages

Primary care doctor shortage: Are we reaching a tipping point?

Prisma Health sues UnitedHealthcare, alleging insurer broke its contract

Tackling health misinformation: So who does the public trust most?

Prior authorization denials: What happens when patients don't take no for an answer

25 HCA Healthcare data breach class action lawsuits filed (so far)