Healthcare Policy Pop
Every Tuesday and Thursday, catch the five-minute Healthcare Policy Pop, a news show covering federal and state health policy updates that impact the chronic and rare disease community.
Recent Episodes
CMS Alzheimer's Decisions + No Data
June 6, 2023
Russ Paulsen, Chief Operating Officer for UsAgainstAlzheimer’s, explains how some recent coverage decisions from CMS are affecting thousands of patients a day; ACIP’s public comment period RSV vaccines is officially open; To…
UHC Prior Authorization Changes
June 1, 2023
Dr. Bruce Hennessy, a gastroenterologist with the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, discusses UnitedHealthcare’s decision to require new prior authorization for 61 procedures, including colonoscopies. The Med…
Patients Vulnerable to PBM Tactics
May 25, 2023
On Wednesday, 19 bills were set to be marked up including the PATIENT Act of 2023, and a 340B transparency bill; the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability held a hearing to investigate PBMs; and Patients Rising Now…
Action Needed Against Alternative Funding Vendors
May 23, 2023
The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee planned to markup 17 bills, but instead, the subcommittee only worked on six; Federal Trade Commission expands its probe into pharmacy benefit managers and group purchasing o…
Healthcare Worker Shortage Far From Over
May 18, 2023
Dr. Clive Fields, Co-Founder of VillageMD, discusses the current healthcare worker shortage and some possible solutions; the Senate Finance Health Care Subcommittee holds a hearing to improve access to rural healthcare; the …
Senate HELP Addresses PBMs
May 16, 2023
Erin Callahan, Chief Operating Officer for the Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition and the Diabetes Leadership Council, recaps what she noticed from the Senate HELP Committee Hearing on PBMs and Insulin; the Senate HELP Comm…
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