The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday revised the Emergency Use Authorization for Pfizer’s antiviral COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid, allowing pharmacists to prescribe the treatment, with limitations. Paxlovid is authorized for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in adults and pediatric patients 12 years old and older who are at high risk for progression to severe […]
The Department of Health and Human Services, through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, has released a suite of resources meant to improve CMS and state oversight of Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program managed care programs – which provide people with health benefits and additional services through contracted arrangements with managed care plans.
State and local governments are needed in carrying out successful maternal and infant health policy, according to Uma Ahluwalia, managing principal at Health Management Associates.
COVID-19 was the leading cause of death for people between the ages of 45 and 54 in 2021, accounting for 16.8% of all deaths in that age group, found a study in JAMA Internal Medicine. It was the third leading cause of death during the height of the pandemic in 2020, surpassed only by cancer […]
Senate Democrats have carved out a deal on legislation that would attempt to lower prescription drug costs for Americans by allowing Medicare to negotiate for lower drug prices.
Cigna has divested its Asia-based life, accident and supplemental benefits business, selling it to Chubb in a transaction estimated at about $5.4 billion. Cigna chairman and CEO David M. Cordani said the transaction allows the insurer to focus on growing its global health portfolio.
Dr. Paul Garassus, president, European Union of Private Hospitals, says trust and efficient investments can sustain healthcare delivery by putting the patient at the center of connected care.
Several factors are expected to impact premiums in 2023, including global inflation, the lingering effects of COVID-19 and the end of enhanced subsidies for plans on the exchange, according to a new report from the American Academy of Actuaries.
The federal government is making a push to expand residency programs, with the Department of Health and Human Services announcing more than $155 million in awards for 72 teaching health centers that operate primary care medical and dental residency programs. These programs will include high-need specialties such as psychiatry.
The annual rate of uninsured children fell from 5.1% in 2019 to 4.1% in 2021, representing about 700,000 fewer uninsured children during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new data released by the Urban Institute.