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Shortly after the Biden Administration made a push for mental health care parity comes a report from the New York Attorney General that health insurers are failing to provide access to mental health care to consumers.

The health care spending growth in the United States may be settling back into pre-pandemic levels, while the insured consumers reached a historic high, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

The Senate Finance Committee, which oversees Social Security, plans to meet with the agency every month to address SSA's attempt to claw back $21.6 billion in overpayments sent to beneficiaries in error.

The two pharmaceutical giants, both of which manufacture COVID-19 vaccines, on Tuesday announced shakeups of their executive staffs, as Pfizer unveiled its new oncology division with $43 billion purchase of Seagen.

The industry hasn't recovered from the mass defection of physical therapists who fled as practices closed during the pandemic, however, demand is high as the COVID-delayed procedures are finally being scheduled.

The high court will decide the availability of mifepristone, a widely used abortion pill, by agreeing on Wednesday to hear the Biden administration's appeal of a ruling that would bar the drug's mail-order prescriptions.

The House of Representatives on Monday passed the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act, which would ban pharmacy benefit managers from spread pricing or charging Medicaid more than they pay pharmacies for drugs.

Health care leaders urged Congress at a hearing to pass regulations on the use of artificial intelligence in the industry, addressing the "limitless" capabilities of the new technology as well as the potential biases it can produce.