Health Care Reform

Since 2019, states have been in a back-and-forth dispute with the behavioral health provider to determine whether the insurer inappropriately denied mental health and substance use disorder coverage to subscribers.

In the midst of a Senate inquiry, telehealth platform Cerebral admitted to sharing sensitive data of 3.1 million patients with the social media platforms.

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said a high number of ineligible claims contributed to a bottleneck in processing them and that legislative action is needed to deal with the high volume.

At a Senate hearing, Moderna CEO defended the price hike as the company anticipates added costs from shifting to a 10-dose vial to single doses as requested by pharmacies and doctors.

When the public health emergency ends on May 11, it will institute sweeping changes across the health care system, from hospitals and testing labs to treatment for people recovering from addiction.

Employers, faced with high costs in treating obesity-related chronic conditions, may want to consider the importance of providing access to the emerging weight loss medications, particularly with more options soon available.