Health & Wellness

TL/DR - Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin vetoed several bills, including one aimed at ensuring access to contraceptives. Youngkin defended the veto, asserting he supports contraceptive access but cannot infringe upon the religious freedoms of Virginians. The governor also contended that contraceptive rights are already protected under the…

TL/DR - The American College of Radiology (ACR) has proposed a new appropriate use criteria program for imaging for Medicare beneficiaries as an alternative to prior authorization. The program would reduce low-value imaging exams, lessen radiologist burden, and save Medicare roughly $700 million a year. To address insurer utilization management,…

TL/DR - The U.S. safety net significantly fails non-elderly, childless adults, aged 18-64, who aren't classified as severely disabled, despite this group comprising nearly a third of the country's non-institutionalized population. This demographic has a deep poverty rate that is double that of children, and they represent half of those living in…

TL/DR - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan's President and CEO, Daniel J. Loepp, has announced he will retire in January 2025, to be succeeded by Tricia A. Keith. Under Keith's leadership as President of Emerging Markets since 2020, the company has diversified its product portfolio and grown its revenue by $4 billion. As CEO, Keith will continue…