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Recent industry data highlight a growing disconnect in US health care costs. Insurers frequently point to drug prices as a key driver of...
Perspectives
Jennifer P. Ungru
Director of Government Relations, Jones Walker LLP
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Every new year brings another round of promises to “fix” American healthcare. Too often, the solutions look familiar: reduce access,...
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For patients and providers alike, prior authorization remains one of the most persistent pain points in healthcare. A recent Kaiser...
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In recent years, policymakers and stakeholders have begun to question how health plans and PBMs have consolidated power across the drug...
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The House Appropriations subcommittee advanced the FY 2026 Labor-HHS funding bill on an 11–7 party-line vote, trimming the HHS budget by...
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Applications for the new $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Fund will begin going out in early September, according to CMS...
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As The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) builds its Medicaid pharmacy survey tools as required by the One Big Beautiful...
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Florida may have sidestepped some of the hardest Medicaid hits, but capped payment programs and tighter federal rules are closing in. The...