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CMS Incentivizes Payor Health Disparity Performance https://www.specialtypharmacycontinuum.com/Policy/Article/06-24/CMS-Incentivizes-Payor-Health-Disparity-Performance/74138 Medicare Advantage and other health plans are starting to pay more attention to medication adherence, social determinants or drivers of health (SDOH), and where they can intervene in health disparities—not only because it’s the right thing to do but because it will soon affect their bottom line, speakers […]

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Supreme Court guts agency power in seismic Chevron ruling https://www.axios.com/2024/06/28/supreme-court-chevron-doctrine-ruling The Supreme Court on Friday curtailed the executive branch’s ability to interpret laws it’s charged with implementing, giving the judiciary more say in what federal agencies can do. Why it matters: The landmark 6-3 ruling along ideological lines overturns the court’s 40-year-old “Chevron deference” doctrine. […]

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I made this blog post a couple of days ago and today got around to watching the video that I shared in the blog post. The 10 minute video is made by a non-profit that seems opposed to these guidelines. UPDATED:Proposed tapering guideline by American Society of Addiction Medicine some well-thought-out suggestions in commenting, like […]

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