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💊 Medicare’s GLP-1 Bridge hits 200k+ fills via CVS and Walgreens. While obesity drugs cost $50/mo under the program, pat...
09/05/2026

💊 Medicare’s GLP-1 Bridge hits 200k+ fills via CVS and Walgreens. While obesity drugs cost $50/mo under the program, patients with Type 2 diabetes or apnea are excluded. Read more in this week's policy digest, link in bio.

📋 CMS has published the RAPID pathway to reduce the 9–12 month Medicare coverage gap, finalizing NCDs 60–90 days post-FD...
09/03/2026

📋 CMS has published the RAPID pathway to reduce the 9–12 month Medicare coverage gap, finalizing NCDs 60–90 days post-FDA approval and pausing TCET. More in this week's policy digest, link in bio.

💉 HHS is reviewing federal childhood vaccine recommendation categories as measles cases surge, MMR coverage falls, and s...
09/01/2026

💉 HHS is reviewing federal childhood vaccine recommendation categories as measles cases surge, MMR coverage falls, and states diverge on CDC guidance. Comments close Sept. 20. Read all about it in yesterday’s Policy Digest, link in bio.

🚨 This week: HHS weighs routine vaccine recommendations, CMS seeks RAPID pathway comments and pauses TCET for new candid...
08/31/2026

🚨 This week: HHS weighs routine vaccine recommendations, CMS seeks RAPID pathway comments and pauses TCET for new candidates, and No Surprises arbitration costs top $22B. More in today's policy digest, link in bio.

📋 New CMS data show insurers denied 1 in 8 prior auth requests in 2025, with rates up to 18% and wide variation by plan....
08/22/2026

📋 New CMS data show insurers denied 1 in 8 prior auth requests in 2025, with rates up to 18% and wide variation by plan. Find more in this week’s Policy Digest, link in bio.

⚖️ This Fifth Circuit ruling could raise out-of-network payments by requiring insurers to recalculate QPAs under the No ...
08/20/2026

⚖️ This Fifth Circuit ruling could raise out-of-network payments by requiring insurers to recalculate QPAs under the No Surprises Act. More in this week’s Policy Digest, link in bio.

💉 Trump’s new order cuts federally recommended childhood vaccines from 17 to 11 and calls for splitting MMR. Learn more ...
08/18/2026

💉 Trump’s new order cuts federally recommended childhood vaccines from 17 to 11 and calls for splitting MMR. Learn more about what this means in yesterday’s Policy Digest, link in bio.

🚨 This week: Trump reshaped childhood vaccines, the Fifth Circuit voided No Surprises’ benchmark, and insurers denied up...
08/17/2026

🚨 This week: Trump reshaped childhood vaccines, the Fifth Circuit voided No Surprises’ benchmark, and insurers denied up to 18% of prior auths. Read all these stories & more in today’s policy digest, link in bio.

Breaking news: You can now subscribe to the Digest straight through LinkedIn! Cheers to an exciting new chapter of SHP...
08/16/2026

Breaking news: You can now subscribe to the Digest straight through LinkedIn! Cheers to an exciting new chapter of SHP Policy Digest🎉

📈 ACA marketplace insurers propose median 15% premium hikes for 2027 as enrollees grow sicker. Small-group plans propose...
08/15/2026

📈 ACA marketplace insurers propose median 15% premium hikes for 2027 as enrollees grow sicker. Small-group plans propose 14% increases. Read all about it in this week’s policy digest, link in bio.

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