Michigan's removal of prior authorization last month for Medicaid patients to receive expensive but effective hepatitis C medications could begin to expand access to the cure for up to 200,000 people in the state living with the virus.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has lowered the recommended age to start screening for colon and rectal cancers to 45, which should expand access to millions of adults.
Shawn Guertin, a former Aetna executive, will assume the new role May 28. He succeeds Eva Boratto, who will be leaving CVS Health.
CVS Health appointed Shawn Guertin as chief financial officer.
Dual-eligible Medicare Advantage beneficiaries were less likely to experience care disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic than dual-eligibles in traditional, fee-for-service Medicare, despite representing a more vulnerable patient population.
