Policy and Legislation

The reduction in private insurance premiums, BCBSA found, would increase federal tax revenues by about $29 billion.

<p>Ellison Institute director of policy, Gabriel Seidman, talks about the institute's work in creating a country-wide enterprise architecture for healthcare data that encompasses clinical, social determinants and public health data.</p> <p> </p>

The top drug agency proposed tighter limits for online prescriptions of some medications, such as Adderall and opioids.

The House Oversight Committee said PBMs are distorting the pharmaceutical market and limiting high-quality care.

<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background:white"><span style="line-height:15.75pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Saudi Ministry of Health advisor for digital transformation Dr. Ahmed Balkhair explains how value-based healthcare helps improve the output of care and quality. </span></span></span></span></span></p>

The legislation mandates that HHS, MedPAC and MACPAC each conduct a report and issue recommendations on telehealth.

CMS says it must examine whether a medication is reasonable and necessary while the FDA assesses whether medications are safe and effective. 

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MA plans have adopted more restrictive criteria commonly used by commercial health insurance carriers, found consulting firm Crowe.

Patients in such models were 18% less likely to be admitted to the hospital and had a 9% lower 30-day readmission rate.