Health Care / Medicine
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Health Care / Medicine
FDA Says Pharmacists Can Prescribe COVID Treatment
The AMA believes physicians should still be the main prescribers, while advocates for provider status for pharmacists say it's a win for health equity and will expand treatment access. -
Health Care / Medicine, Intellectual Property
CureVac Sues BioNTech, Claiming COVID-19 Vaccine Infringes Key mRNA Patents
BioNTech responded that its work is original and the company will defend against the infringement allegations. - Sponsored
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Finance, Health Care / Medicine
Biotech IPO Freeze Continues As Second Quarter Is Slowest In More Than A Decade
Summer weather is heating up but the market for IPOs remains cold. Bausch + Lomb’s successful return to the public markets in the second quarter proved to be an exception as the slowdown in IPO activity reached levels not seen in years.
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Health Care / Medicine
Following Roe Decision, Bad Actors Will Try To Target Reproductive Health Data
State bans would mean sensitive patient data, such as interactions with a telehealth provider to obtain abortion drugs, could be used against someone as a threat. One expert warned that the value of such data will 'skyrocket.' -
Health Care / Medicine
Report: Whistleblower Accuses CVS Of ‘Calculated And Widespread’ Drug Pricing Scheme Targeting Elderly Patients
CVS Health intentionally prevented certain Medicare beneficiaries from accessing less expensive, generic prescriptions, according to a whistleblower lawsuit from a former senior CVS executive. -
Courts, Health Care / Medicine
Supreme Court Sides With Low-Income Hospital Groups In Decision About Drug Reimbursements
The Court unanimously ruled it was unlawful for HHS to adjust reimbursement rates for hospitals participating in the federal 340B program without first conducting a survey. -
Health Care / Medicine
State High Court Says Eli Lilly Warned Doctor Of Drug Risks, Didn’t Need To Warn Patient
Rejecting part of the decision, one justice said patients do not need a physician's knowledge to understand a drug company's warnings. -
Health Care / Medicine
Teladoc Shareholders Sue Company Claiming They Were Misled About Finances
After failing to meet targets for first quarter revenue, shareholders say the company is not on track to reach the projected 2022 revenue. - Sponsored
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Health Care / Medicine, Legal Operations
Legal Ops Interview Series: Stephanie Corey Of UpLevel Ops
A 20-year veteran in the legal operations field and co-founder of Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC) discusses how she sees the future of the industry and why to only use law firms when you really need them. -
Health Care / Medicine
Laid-Off Doctor Who Refused Vaccine Seeks Legal Relief After Nurses Similarly Laid Off Are Recalled To Work
Ascension Health notified the employees that there was too great of a risk for them to return to work without being vaccinated, but the majority of those who were laid off were asked to return to work shortly after. -
Health Care / Medicine
Zeke Emanuel Weighs In On $200M Jury Verdict In Favor Of Deceased Patient Denied Proton Beam Therapy Treatment
While a jury agreed that an insurance company breeched a good faith contract by not covering proton beam therapy, not all agree that the treatment modality actually improves outcomes for cancer patients. -
Health Care / Medicine
House Energy And Commerce Committee Passes Bill Outlining FDA Procedures To Withdraw A Drug
To withdraw a drug from the market, the FDA will have to provide the drug sponsor with notice and an explanation as well as the opportunity to meet with the FDA, addressing increased scrutiny on the FDA's accelerated approvals program. -
Health Care / Medicine, Sponsored Content
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Government, Health Care / Medicine
Congress Considers Health Equity Bill Supported By More Than 300 Advocacy Groups
'The Health Equity and Accountability Act will reduce racial and ethnic health inequities, address the maternal mortality crisis, strengthen health data collection & research, expand access to mental health care, target gun violence, improve language access in health care, diversify our health care workforce, and so much more,' said Congresswoman Robin Kelly who introduced the bill. -
Health Care / Medicine
Opioid Addiction Startup Founder Calls For Better Reimbursement And Legal Changes To Improve Access
Zack Gray, CEO of digital health startup Ophelia, aims to help 'the invisible 80%' of opioid use sufferers in America who are unengaged with the healthcare system until forced to, due to the onset of complications. He believes that states need to reimburse this treatment appropriately. -
Health Care / Medicine
Memphis-Based Hospital Accused Of Healthcare Fraud Involving Cancer Treatment
The U.S. government brought the suit against Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare and Methodist Healthcare Memphis Hospitals, accusing the hospital system of paying millions of dollars of kickbacks to West Clinic, P.C., a cancer center with sites across the Southeast. -
Health Care / Medicine
CA Handed Its Medicaid Drug Program To A Company. Then Came A Corporate Takeover.
California awarded the Medi-Cal Rx program to a unit of Magellan Health, a company with expertise in pharmacy benefits and mental health. But Magellan was then gobbled up by industry giant Centene. -
Health Care / Medicine, Technology
Report: Increase In Socially Engineered, Sophisticated Cybersecurity Attacks Plagues Organizations
A new report that showed a sharp increase in cybersecurity attacks in 2021 urged organizations to consider when, not if, they too will be under attack. -
Government, Health Care / Medicine
Report: In Big Shift, Medtech Executives Grow Fonder Of U.S. Regulatory Process
Executives used to lean toward European regulators launching their products in that region. But after a decade of change, they now see the U.S. as a better option. While the FDA gets kudos, the other issue remains challenging: reimbursement. -
Health Care / Medicine
INVEST Panelist: Provider Status Is Very Necessary For Pharmacists
James Lott, CEO of Script Health in Chicago, strongly favors the Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act, the bill that would provide pharmacists expanded reimbursement as he outlined many ways they are already providing care to millions in America.