How a Company Makes Millions Off 340B
A private business, Apexus, has helped supercharge the controversial federal drug program, 340B. Patients and insurers have been left with big bills. …
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Threats to Medicaid Are Not New
Recent attacks on Medicaid have proposed a per capita cap on federal funding and potentially instituting block grants. While these are not new proposa…
ACA Preventive Care Under Fire…. Again
The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments to consider whether the Affordable Care Act’s preventive care coverage should be reinstated after …
Free Dental Salary Survey Report Available
A free dental salary survey report from DentalPost is now available for download. The report includes nationwide data on income, benefits, hours, tu…
Pennsylvania Drug and Alcohol Department Invests $3 Million to Centralize Care for Patients with Substance Use Disorder
The Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP) announced the availability of $3 million in grant funding to provide integrated, c…
SAMHSA Releases Reports on Improving SUD Treatments
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA) recently released new resources to promote integration and promising practices in subs…
Resources for Health Care Professionals on Health Effects of Environmental Exposures
The Pennsylvania Department of Health released Health Advisory-782 concerning the health effects of environmental exposures, which can cause a variet…
PBMs Made More than $7B Marking Up Drugs: FTC
The three biggest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) made more than $7.3 billion over five years marking up the prices of specialty generic drugs for ca…
Pennsylvania Approved for 1115 Demonstration for Incarcerated Individuals
On December 26, CMS approved Pennsylvania’s new 1115 demonstration titled, “Keystones of Health.” The state received authority to provide limit…
Limited English Proficiency Requirements in Pennsylvania Announced
The purpose of MA Bulletin 99-25-01 is to advise providers that the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (Department) has updated the top 15 …
