Healthcare Docket

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which has been targeting debt collection practices, survives a Supreme Court challenge.

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Moderna’s mResvia is now the third FDA-approved RSV vaccine and the first one based on mRNA technology. It will compete for market share against RSV shots from GSK and Pfizer that won their FDA nods last year.

Click Therapeutics is acquiring the assets of Better Therapeutics two months after that digital therapeutics developer announced it would lay off all employees and shut down. Better’s main asset is AspyreRx, an FDA-authorized mobile app for type 2 diabetes.

As the healthcare industry slowly moves toward value-based care, healthcare companies are thinking about taking on risk. During a panel at MedCity News’ INVEST conference, healthcare leaders shared some key ideas about how the industry is embracing risk in its contracts.

During a fireside chat at MedCity News’ INVEST conference, Nitin Natarajan — deputy director at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) — shared some key ideas that people need to understand about the current state of cybersecurity in the healthcare industry. For instance, he reminded us that things won’t get better overnight, and that cybersecurity requires an all-hands-on deck approach.

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A good outsourced partner can work alongside in-house accountants and stay on top of the moving target of healthcare accounting regulations, addressing tax risks and identifying cost-saving opportunities.

Amgen’s Imdelltra has FDA approval in extensive-stage small cell lung cancer, making it the first bispecific T cell engager approved for treating this type of cancer. Analysts project the new Amgen drug will become a blockbuster seller.

Healthcare devices must be exempted from general right to repair legislation.

The U.S. Department of Justice recently launched a task force on healthcare monopolies. Experts have varying opinions on how it will impact the healthcare industry.

Under a new final rule, eligible DACA recipients will be able to enroll in a Qualified Health Plan through the ACA Marketplace or through a Basic Health Program.

Just weeks after Novo decided to resubmit its application to the FTC, the agency is seeking more information about the deal. This move has triggered a second 30-day delay in the antitrust review process.

Is a widened enforcement net squeezing physicians unfairly? That’s the belief of one high-profile author and health policy expert.

Walmart’s decision to shutter its healthcare division reflects just how difficult it is to achieve profitability in the primary care and telehealth markets. Experts think retailers simply aren’t prepared to handle the bevy of challenges that come along with delivering healthcare — but could this news also be a sign of the system being broken?

More than 33,000 Providence employees filed a class-action complaint against the health system in 2021, alleging that it had been withholding their wages by denying them breaks and rounding down their working hours. Last week, Providence was ordered to pay more than $200 million in damages — a decision that ‘sends a message to healthcare corporations,’ according to an attorney representing the workers.

Major malpractice verdicts have spiked in recent years.

Following an extensive investigative report from the New York Times, the AHA is calling for the Labor Department to probe into the business practices of data analytics firm MultiPlan. The report revealed that MultiPlan works with major payers to negotiate reduced reimbursements for out-of-network medical providers — and this that practice ends up costing patients and employers.

Healthcare industry leaders think there is much to learn from the Change Healthcare cyberattack, and they hope the sector can apply these lessons to prevent a hack like this from ever happening again. Overall, the chaotic aftermath of the attack underscores the dire need for a more unified approach to cybersecurity within the healthcare sector.

In a letter, several stakeholders urged the Drug Enforcement Administration to release a revised proposed rule on the virtual prescribing of controlled substances. This comes as Covid-19 flexibilities that allow controlled substances to be prescribed via telehealth without an in-person exam are set to expire at the end of the year.