Health Care / Medicine
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Health Care / Medicine
House Committee Chairman Launches Investigation Into PBMs, Rising Drug Costs
James Comer (R-Ky), House Committee on Oversight and Accountability chairman, sent letters to the Office of Personnel Management, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Defense Health Agency asking for documents that show how PBMs’ practices are affecting federal government healthcare programs. In addition, he sent letters to CVS Caremark, Express Scripts and OptumRx, asking them to provide information on their tactics. -
Health Care / Medicine
Report: Class-Action Securities Lawsuits Decline But Risks Remain For Life-Sciences Companies
Disgruntled investors lodged fewer securities claims against life-science companies last year. But when they did sue, investors raised familiar issues, often tied to bad news around clinical research and regulatory approvals, according to a law firm report. - Sponsored
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Health Care / Medicine
California Lawmaker Introduces Bill To Keep Rural Hospitals From Closing As They Work To Meet Seismic Compliance
The bill would require California’s Department of Health Care Access and Administration to provide grant funding to small and rural hospitals so they can achieve compliance amid times of severe financial distress
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Courts, Health Care / Medicine
New Collaboration Brings Opioid Use Disorder Treatment To Formerly Incarcerated Patients
The collaboration, which was announced last week, is between Bicycle Health, Wellpath, and the Federal Bureau of Prisons. It will provide virtual opioid use disorder services to those living in the Bureau's residential reentry centers in 42 states. -
Health Care / Medicine
FDA Authorizes First COVID-19 And Flu Test, But Its Maker Files For Bankruptcy
The regulatory decision comes too late for the diagnostics developer, which has filed for bankruptcy protection. -
Health Care / Medicine
Q&A: As Congressional Heat Builds On PBMs, What Is The Message From The Industry Lobby?
With all this heat, what is the message from the head of the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association? -
Health Care / Medicine
Challenging State Abortion Bans in Light of FDA’s Rule Change On The Sale Of Abortion Pills
The current legal landscape makes access to medication abortion crucial in protecting as much access to reproductive healthcare as possible and in protecting healthcare providers’ abilities to do their jobs without fear of prosecution. -
Health Care / Medicine
Why Federally Mandated Electronic Prescribing For Controlled Substances Will Benefit Public Health
Today, 35 states have passed mandates for electronic prescriptions for controlled substances with the aim being to reduce the risk of stolen or forged prescriptions and to prevent patients from ‘doctor shopping’ between states. - Sponsored
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Government, Health Care / Medicine
PBMs Come Under Fire During Senate Hearing
The Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing which discussed how the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act would affect practices by pharmacy benefit managers, including clawbacks. Some questioned why PBMs are even necessary. -
Health Care / Medicine
HHS Aims To Reduce Prescription Drug Costs Through 3 New Models
The models, which include access to $2 generic drugs, build on the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. -
Finance, Health Care / Medicine
Rising Costs Are Keeping Healthcare CFOs Up At Night — Can Data Help?
The increasing costs of labor and supplies are the top issues keeping healthcare CFOs up at night, according to a new report. -
Health Care / Medicine
Healthcare Moves: A Monthly Summary Of Hires And Layoffs
Here is a selection of recent executive hires, departures and layoffs occurring across the healthcare industry. -
Finance, Health Care / Medicine
Pharma Returns Slump As Post-Pandemic Realities Set In, Deloitte Report Says
R&D spending rose in response to COVID-19, bringing with it higher expectations for returns on all biopharma investments. The once sky-high projections are coming down to Earth, with returns now in line with pre-pandemic levels, according to a new Deloitte report.
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get…
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Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm.
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so…
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use.
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Health Care / Medicine
California Lawsuit Targets Insulin Costs As Biden Also Takes Aim In SOTU
High prices have drawn other critics as well, including President Joe Biden. He renewed his call for a broad price cap during his annual State of the Union address. Pharma companies insist they have been part of the solution. -
Health Care / Medicine
Virtual Substance Use Disorder Companies Sound Alarm Over PHE Ending
The COVID-19 public health emergency waived a rule that required a practitioner to conduct an in-person medical exam before prescribing controlled substances via telemedicine. Once the public health emergency ends on May 11, those with substance use disorder could be greatly affected, experts are warning. -
Health Care / Medicine
Why Lawmakers Are Trying To Nix VA’s $50B+ Dollar Oracle Cerner EHR Rollout
Two Congresspeople recently introduced a bill seeking to terminate the VA's Oracle Cerner EHR rollout. The legislation said that the project is too flawed and costly to carry on — the lawmakers called for VA facilities to revert back to the department’s internally developed EHR. -
Health Care / Medicine
‘A Proactive And Necessary Step:’ NFPRHA Applauds Proposed Rule On Birth Control Coverage
Under the proposed new rule, employers are no longer able to be exempt from covering contraception due to moral convictions, but religious exemptions still remain. It's an important move from the government during the reproductive health crisis, one advocate said. -
Health Care / Medicine
GoodRx Illegally Sold Users’ Data To Google & Facebook, FTC Says
GoodRx failed to notify users that it sold their personal health information to Google, Facebook, and other tech companies, the FTC claimed. The agency filed an order that prohibits GoodRx from sharing its users' data with third parties for advertising purposes and requires the company to pay a $1.5 million penalty. GoodRx agreed to pay the settlement but did not admit to wrongdoing. -
Health Care / Medicine
What Health Plans Need To Know About QHPs Now That The ACA Is Here To Stay
Now that numerous calls for repeal and legal challenges brought against the ACA over the years have failed, health plans can finally invest confidently in this line of business. -
Health Care / Medicine
How Will FDA Guidance Impact Decentralized Clinical Trials In 2023?
The agency’s goal is to spur a macro shift in clinical trials. The FDA is trying to tell these companies what it wants to be different in trials across the board with regards to digital health endpoints, the use of real-world data (RWD) as regulatory-grade data, and diversity in clinical trial inclusion.