Health Care / Medicine
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Finance, Health Care / Medicine
Hospital M&A Activity Remained Strong In Q1 With 15 Deals Announced
Hospital M&A activity remained strong during the first quarter of 2023, according to a new report from Kaufman Hall. Hospitals and health systems announced 15 M&A transactions in the first quarter of 2023, which almost matches the 17 transactions announced in the fourth quarter of 2022. -
Health Care / Medicine
Former Outcome Health Execs Found Guilty Of 47 Counts Of Fraud
The convictions come after a 10-week trial that investigated the former leaders’ role in a billion-dollar scheme in which the company lied to its customers about how many physicians' offices their advertisements would appear in. - Sponsored
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Courts, Health Care / Medicine
Abortion Pill Access In 2023: A Timeline
The final outcome for abortion pill access in the U.S. is still unclear among conflicting federal rulings — the issue will likely end up before the Supreme Court.
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Government, Health Care / Medicine
FDA Partial Hold On Cancer Drug Adds To Molecular Templates’ Growing List Of Woes
The FDA has asked for more information about cardiac complications reported last year in a Phase 1 study for the Molecular Templates cancer drug, MT-0169. The partial clinical hold comes as the biotech works through a corporate restructuring as well as second Nasdaq de-listing notice. -
Government, Health Care / Medicine
Advocates Of Digital Therapies Hope Bill Can Ease Reimbursement
A similar bill appeared last year but did not progress. Given the potential costs of reimbursing prescription digital therapeutics, Congress could be skeptical. Still, with growing attention on mental health, advocates are optimistic. -
Courts, Health Care / Medicine
Pear Therapeutics Files For Bankruptcy And Plans For Asset Auction In May
Pear Therapeutics’ Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing follows three corporate restructurings and the inability to secure additional financing to support commercialization of its FDA-cleared prescription digital therapeutics. An auction of Pear’s assets is expected to happen in early May. -
Health Care / Medicine
3 Cano Health Board Members Resign & Vow To Oust CEO Amid ‘Decimated’ Stock Price
Three of Cano Health's board members recently resigned in protest of the company's management strategy and announced they will form a group to enact comprehensive changes at Cano, including replacing the CEO. They said Cano's governance structure has caused the company’s stock price ‘to be decimated, dropping over 90% from its debut’ and has saddled the firm with a ‘crippling debt burden.’ -
Health Care / Medicine
Stop, Drop, And Reenroll: How Medicaid Redeterminations, Renewals, And Disenrollment Can Affect The Revenue Cycle
Florida healthcare providers are prone to experience unpredictable changes in the revenue cycle when Medicaid plans begin the redetermination, renewal, and disenrollment process. - Sponsored
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Government, Health Care / Medicine
Regulatory Roundup: Narcan’s Nod, An ALS Adcomm, FDA Holds Lifted & More
Narcan, a nasal spray product that reverses the effects of opioid overdose, is now FDA approved for non-prescription use. Other recent FDA approvals include decisions for drugs from Pharming Group, Incyte, and Aurion Biotech. -
Courts, Health Care / Medicine
Ohio Sues Express Scripts, Cigna, Prime Therapeutics, And Humana Calling PBMs ‘Modern Gangsters’
The complaint alleges multiple violations of the Valentine Act, Ohio’s antitrust law, which prohibits price fixing, controlled sales, and other agreements that restrain trade and hurt competition. -
Health Care / Medicine, Technology
AI Is At The Intersection Of Safety And Equity In Healthcare
Hidden biases, reduced privacy, and over-reliance on non-transparent, decision-making black boxes can cut against democratic values, potentially putting our civil rights at risk. This means that the effective and equitable use of AI will be based on solving inherent ethical, safety, data privacy and cybersecurity challenges. -
Health Care / Medicine
Study Finds Inconsistent Data In Insurers’ Online Provider Directories
Conducted by researchers at the University of Colorado medical school, the new report is the latest to gauge the extent of a costly problem that federal regulators are working to solve: Information about doctors varies from provider directory to provider directory. -
Courts, Health Care / Medicine
Court Ruling Leaves 340B Providers Waiting For Clarity About The Use Of Contract Pharmacies
In recent years, manufacturers have restricted access to 340B pricing for drugs dispensed through contract pharmacies. The federal government has advised manufacturers that such restrictions are unlawful, and manufactures have challenged government enforcement actions in federal court.
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Diving Into Generative AI: A Practical Guide For Law Firms Starting From Scratch
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AI’s Impact On Law Firms Of Every Size
How solo lawyers, midsize firms, and global large law firms have an opportunity to adjust the way they work.
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Law Firms Now Have A Choice In Their Document Comparison Software
Six months on since its launch, over 200 firms worldwide are now using Draftable Legal for accurate and reliable document comparison, including UK Top 50…
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Government, Health Care / Medicine
How The EU’s New Data Laws Could Affect American Health Tech Companies
In the EU, there is a widespread distrust of American tech companies, according to a recent conference presentation by an international healthcare lawyer. Because of this, the EU has established a number of new laws protecting its citizens' data privacy and creating frameworks for the secure exchange of information — laws that American health tech companies will have to comply with if they do business in the EU. -
Health Care / Medicine
42 Hospitals Sue HHS For ‘Tens of Millions’ Of Dollars In Delayed Medicare DSH Payments
The hospitals allege that the Medicare program 'unlawfully withheld and unreasonably denied' DSH payments for decades. -
Government, Health Care / Medicine
‘The Stakes Couldn’t Be Higher’: How DEA’s Proposal Will Affect Telehealth Controlled Substance Prescribing
The DEA recently released proposed rules that would require an in-person visit before a patient can receive a telehealth prescription for a controlled substance. The DEA touts the change as a way to ensure patient safety, but several telehealth advocates argue it will greatly disrupt access for those who need the drugs — especially at a time when the mental health and substance use crisis is growing. -
Government, Health Care / Medicine
Bipartisan Legislation Efforts Build Against PBMs
A bipartisan group of House representatives introduced the Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act. The bill would ban spread pricing in Medicaid programs. -
Health Care / Medicine
What Keeps One Advocate Up At Night About The No Surprises Act
Patricia Kelmar, healthcare campaigns director at the Public Interest Research Group, is an advocate for the No Surprises Act. But there's one thing that bothers her: the fact that providers can ask patients to waive their surprise billing protections, she said. -
Health Care / Medicine
Joint Commission CEO Wants To 'Dispel The Myth' That Decarbonizing Healthcare Is Costly
Some actions to reduce healthcare's carbon footprint actually will save money, said Jonathan Perlin, CEO of the nonprofit national and international accrediting organization. -
Government, Health Care / Medicine
NAACP, Lawmakers File Federal Complaints Over Wellstar’s Hospital Closures In Black Communities
Georgia policymakers, county officials, and the NAACP are asking the federal government to investigate Wellstar Health System’s closure of two Atlanta-area hospitals in predominantly Black neighborhoods. Complaints have recently been filed with the DOJ, IRS, and HHS' civil rights office.