The Pentagon’s policy that allows service members to be reimbursed for travel when seeking reproductive care out of state was used 12 times during Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s hold of military promotions in protest of the policy.
The department spent a total of $44,791.20 on transportation and lodging expenses for service members seeking reproductive healthcare services such as abortion, in vitro fertilization services and egg retrieval.
“This could entail a service member traveling from their home station in one state or overseas location to a state where they can access non-covered reproductive healthcare services, and then returning home to that…
The final rule will make it easier for millions to enroll and maintain their health coverage—including children, older adults, and people with disabilities
The Biden-Harris Administration today unveiled a final rule that will protect and improve how millions of eligible people apply for, renew, and maintain health care coverage through Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and the Basic Health Program (BHP) . The Streamlining the Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program, and Basic Health Program Application, Eligibility Determination, Enrollment, and Renewal Processes rule will remove red tape and barriers to enrollment, update and build on the Affordable Care Act’s…
Like Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN), Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) is going for its piece of the healthcare pie. With its fiscal second quarter report, it topped estimates, but lowered the higher end of its full-year adjusted earnings guidance in response to a challenging macroeconomy. The new CEO, Tim Wentworth, continues to navigate the company out of a rough spot by slashing costs and solidifying the team, but the company’s healthcare transformation took its toll on leadership the bottom line.
Fiscal second quarter highlights
For the quarter ended on February 29th, Walgreens recorded sales grew about 6.3% to $37.05 billion,…