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May 4 2023
Employers grapple with coverage of weight loss drugs like Ozempic
Axios
Employers are fielding a surge of demand from their workers for obesity care benefits — specifically, for a buzzy class of weight loss drugs — and it’s getting pricey.
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May 3 2023
What the End of the Covid Public Health Emergency Means for Your Business
Inc.
The Department of Health and Human Services will end the federal Public Health Emergency for Covid-19 on May 11, 2023, because of a decline in recent cases.
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April 28 2023
Could Government Drug-Price Negotiations Sound The Death Knell For Biotech Stocks?
Investor's Business Daily
People have griped about prescription drug prices for years. Soon, Medicare plans to do something about them. But experts following pharmaceutical and biotech stocks warn of unintended consequences. They’re sounding the death knell for drug company profits, innovation — and patient care.
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March 20 2023
Exclusive: Do Hospital Physician and Resident Unions Deter Investors?
DealFlow's Healthcare Services Investment News
Membership in labor unions for wage and salary workers shrank from 10.3% in 2021 to 10.1% in 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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February 2 2023
CMS wants total ACO Medicare by 2030. Experts aren’t so sure.
Part B News
CMS is touting the growth of three accountable care organization (ACO) programs — and predicts it will meet its goal of connecting all Medicare beneficiaries to ACOs by 2030.
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February 1 2023
CMS Threatens Citations for Workplace Safety Violations
Healthcare Risk Management
CMS is threatening Conditions of Participation penalties for hospitals over workplace safety. The agency is focused on workplace violence.
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January 18 2023
Male fertility benefits spread
Axios
Earlier this month, the benefits platform Carrot Fertility partnered with Health Transformation Alliance to become a preferred fertility benefits provider for some of America’s largest companies, including services for men.
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May 16 2022
Employer medical claims likely miss 75% of employee mental health issues
BenefitsPro.com
Uncaptured claims include patients that pay for services with cash, and employee assistance programs, where reporting is lax.
We have deduced that we had a mental health epidemic in the US before the pandemic. And employer medical claims likely miss more than 75% of employee mental health issues. Our mental health epidemic starts long before people are adults.