Health Care / Medicine
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Health Care / Medicine
Planned Parenthood Asks NC Court To Allow Non-Physicians To Provide Medication Abortion To Meet Demand From Out-Of-State
According to the motion, more than one third of Planned Parenthood South Atlantic’s abortion patients between July 1 and September 30, 2022 came from out of state, totalling 1,317 people. In the same time period last year, just 322 patients came from out of state for abortions. -
Health Care / Medicine
Pharmacy Benefit Managers Inflate Drug Prices And Decrease Competition While Consumers Pay The Price. Does The FTC Have The Medicine To Fix It?
Many have never heard of a pharmacy benefit manager, mega-profitable companies that control what consumers pay for prescription drugs. The FTC’s new probe needs to go far to change the status quo. - Sponsored
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Government, Health Care / Medicine
In Midterm Speeches, President Biden Focuses On Rx Drug Costs To Cut Inflation
The President’s new executive order directed the Department of Health and Human Services to research more ways to lower drug costs.
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Health Care / Medicine
Report: States Struggle To Meet Federal Regulations For Mental Health Care
The law enacted by Congress in 2008, aims to remove insurance-related obstacles to mental health and substance use disorder treatment, but it hasn't been enforced effectively and there is a lack of oversight. -
Health Care / Medicine
Providence Denies ‘Disturbing’ Debt Collection Practices Alleged By Senator
Providence denied that it aggressively pursued its poorest patients for medical debt, asserting that its 'commitment to those in need has never been stronger.' -
Health Care / Medicine
Hackers Are Exploiting The Very Security Tools Providers Use To Protect Themselves, HHS warns
Providers can protect themselves by having a firm grasp of what their IT environment looks like, as this may help them spot any suspicious security tool commands. -
Health Care / Medicine
Bill Mandating Electronic Prior Authorizations May Not Improve Care Quality
The Act, along with mandating the adoption of electronic prior authorization, requires greater levels of transparency, approval rates, and rationale for denied requests. -
Health Care / Medicine
Pennsylvania Pharmacy Owner Must Pay $4M For 'No Questions Asked' Oxycodone Sales
A neighborhood pharmacy owner was the largest purchaser of oxycodone among retail pharmacies in the entire state of Pennsylvania by 2016 and pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy and fraud. - Sponsored
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Courts, Health Care / Medicine
Elizabeth Holmes Granted Evidentiary Hearing For New Trial Based On Possible Government Misconduct
After a key witness arrived at Holmes's house in August and expressed regrets about his role in the trial, a California judge has decided to grant Holmes a chance for a new trial. -
Government, Health Care / Medicine
Medical Groups Ask AG To Investigate Violence Against Hospitals That Support Transgender Youth
They’ve asked Merrick Garland to investigate bomb threats and protect children’s hospitals and physicians. -
Health Care / Medicine
Cost Of Amylyx ALS Drug Revives Pricing Debate For New Meds In Rare Diseases
In pricing its new amyotrophic lateral sclerosis drug Relyvrio, Amylyx Pharmaceuticals chose a sum that’s just below the current cost of the last ALS drug to win FDA approval. But a drug price watchdog group argues that prices should be set based on therapeutic value, not according to the price of existing medications. -
Health Care / Medicine
Amylyx ALS Drug’s Winding Regulatory Path Leads To Long-Awaited FDA Approval
An Amylyx Pharmaceuticals drug developed to slow the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is now approved, making it just the third FDA-approved treatment for the disease. Amylyx will market its new product under the name 'Relyvrio.' -
Finance, Health Care / Medicine
Prime Medicine Spells Out IPO Plans For ‘Word Processor’ Of Gene Editing
Prime Medicine likens its gene-editing technology to a word processor that searches for the correct place in the genome to make an edit, replacing or repairing a wide variety of target DNA.
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Government, Health Care / Medicine
Witnesses Recount ‘Dire Conditions’ In Nursing Homes During COVID-19 In Congressional Hearing
A professor of healthcare policy at Harvard Medical School shared research with the committee concluding that COVID-19 outbreaks in nursing homes were largely a function of where in the country a nursing home was located versus other specifics about the facility. -
Government, Health Care / Medicine
AHA: Legislative Action Needed To Prevent MA Plans From Harming Medicare Beneficiaries
AHA’s report comes after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act, which would establish several requirements for the prior authorization process under MA plans. But AHA believes additional action is needed by the government. -
Health Care / Medicine
Survey: 67% Of Employers To Prioritize Controlling Healthcare Costs Over Next 3 Years
Employers expect healthcare costs to increase 6% next year, up from the 5% increase they are experiencing this year. Respondents don’t see this improving down the road either, with 71% saying they anticipate moderate to significant increases over the next three years. -
Health Care / Medicine
Senior Healthcare Advocates Applaud House Passage Of MA Prior Authorization Bill
The bill sets requirements relating to the prior authorization process for Medicare Advantage plans. The House's decision is supported by several healthcare advocacy organizations, including Better Medicare Alliance and the American Hospital Association. AHIP, however, neither criticized nor celebrated the passage. -
Health Care / Medicine
CarePoint Sues RWJBarnabas Over Alleged Care Monopolization Scheme
The complaint alleged that RWJBarnabas conspired with real estate investors, New Jersey's largest payer and government officials to eliminate competition and monopolize acute care services in the state. -
Health Care / Medicine
Report: California Needs To Treat Rising Levels Of Violence Like A Public Health Crisis
Violence is common and increasing across California, according to new research. Despite this trend, the report said statewide violence prevention programs are ill-funded and treated as a non-priority. -
Courts, Health Care / Medicine
Many Preventive Medical Services Cost Patients Nothing. Will A Texas Court Decision Change That?
A key part of the ruling says one way that preventive services are selected for the no-cost coverage is unconstitutional.