May 25, 2023 | BRG Publications, Drugs
The Inflation Reduction Act’s drug pricing reforms headlined a flurry of drug-related policy activity over the last year. The action was not limited to Congress, as the Biden Administration took some Federal action to lower drug prices but held off on another, Federal courts decided cases centered on financial flows in the drug value chain, and states adopted interventions geared at lowering costs for patients. In this paper, BRG traverses the landscape of drug pricing reform efforts in 2022-23 and highlight what to watch in the coming year. Click to read more.
May 19, 2023 | Managed Care Friday
12,000: The number of people who called into the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline in its first 11 months. The hotline, launched on Mother’s Day in 2022, can be called or texted with any type of concern related to maternal health, and about 70% of contacts so far have been phone calls. The US has higher maternal mortality rates compared to other developed countries, and the hotline was launched as part of a broader effort to reduce these rates. New E&M Requirement: Effective May 25, Cigna will require that providers submit office notes for E&M claims 99212-99215 when...
May 16, 2023 | Medicare, Physician Fee Schedule
Recent Developments in Psychology, Psychiatry and Clinical Counseling: Psychiatrists benefited significantly from the 2021 office visit reimbursement increases. The other specialties saw more modest increases. Click here to read more.
