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Health plans will continue to cover recommended immunizations with no cost-sharing through the end of 2026, AHIP says.
CMS declined to cover obesity drugs, as proposed under the Biden administration.
This is an 8% decline following the expiration of pandemic-era policies that temporarily increased star ratings for some plans.
The hybrid payment structure may result in payment decreases that cannot be absorbed, the AHA said.
People with Medicare must opt into the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan to utilize the new benefit, CMS said.
Whitehouse and Cassidy called primary care a "critical part" of the healthcare equation, saying it improves outcomes and lowers costs.
Rule requires 80% of Medicaid Home and Community Based Services payments to directly compensate workers rather than "administrative overhead."
Cost-sharing limit for insulin is $35 a month and recommended adult vaccines will be at no additional cost.
Dentzer said that healthcare in the U.S. "must become more patient-centered, coordinated, integrated, and accountable for both cost and quality."
The payments are in addition to the $15 billion already given to nursing homes in the targeted and general distributions of the Provider Relief Fund
