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Biden-Harris Administration Distributes New Information for Youth Online Safety and Medicaid and CHIP Services for Incarcerated Youth
Kids Online Health and Safety Task Force Releases Best Practices and Recommendations for Youth Online Safety The Biden-Harris Administration’s Kids Online Health and Safety Task Force released a new report containing recommendations and best practices for the safe use of social media and online platforms for youth. The Task Force is co-led by multiple federal agencies including the U.S. Department… (Marceno, July 23, 2024) #Coverage Decisions, #Insurance Coverage, #Mental and Behavioral Health, #Public Health
PBM Executives Testify Before Committee; Impact on Independent Pharmacies, Utilization Management, and GPOs Discussed
The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability convened its third hearing on the role of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) in prescription drugs markets, with executives from Evernorth Care Management & Express Scripts, CVS Caremark, and OptumRx testifying before the Committee. Our summaries for parts one and two can be found here and here. The three PBM executives highlighted the pivotal… (Slifer, July 23, 2024) #Drug Pricing, #Pharmacy Benefit Managers, #Prescription Drugs
Industry Health AI Group Releases Draft Framework for Responsible Development and Deployment of AI in Health Care; Comments Due September 6
The Coalition for Health AI (CHAI), a nonprofit comprising various health systems and technology vendors, published a draft framework to ensure the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) in health care (executive summary). This draft, created by tech companies such as Microsoft, Google, and Amazon, seeks to establish a consensus among stakeholders on the best ways to regulate AI. The… (Colocho, July 18, 2024) #Health Information Technology, #Transparency