Susan Morse
Learn to Live was added to insurer benefits to address behavioral health disorders, which are among the most expensive, according to CEO and co-founder Dale Cook.
Barring an appeals court decision overturning the rule, the mandate goes into effect on January 1, 2021.
PhRMA questions the cost savings and says the rule leaves safety considerations to state governments, rather than the required federal oversight.
The interim rule would cut drug reimbursements to hospitals by an average of 65% when fully phased in, the AHA says.
The old federal regulations burdened providers with added administrative costs and fear of financial consequences, CMS says.
Opponents say the rule will not lower drug prices, and some question whether it is legal, having bypassed the public comment process.
The test, which provides results in 30 minutes, is currently available by prescription only.
AHIP names Humana CEO and president Bruce B. Broussard as chair for 2021.
The allegations were brought by a whistleblower former employee who will receive about $1.5 million as her share of the recovery.
Payers, employers, organized medicine and researchers can alter the mounting financial and clinical barriers patients face, the AMA says.