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Vaping front and center at Hahn’s first FDA confirmation hearing
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- Gregory Twachtman
Stephen Hahn, MD, President Trump’s pick to head the Food and Drug Administration, faced questions from both sides of the aisle on youth vaping,...
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Could the biosimilar market stall before it ever really started?
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- Gregory Twachtman
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NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. – If the United States...
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Feds propose new price transparency rules in health care
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- Gregory Twachtman
The goal of the proposal is to give consumers enough information to shop around for medical services.
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FDA noncommittal on e-cigarette action
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- Gregory Twachtman
Director Zeller said, “I would really would refer you and the committee to the White House to ask specific questions about where we are.”
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Oral anticancer spending in Part D tied in major part to price increases
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- Gregory Twachtman
From 2007 to 2013, increased spending was predominantly driven (56%) by rising drug costs, which is reflective of pharmaceutical pricing...
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Drug spending driving up Part B premiums and deductibles
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- Gregory Twachtman
“These higher costs have a ripple effect and result in higher Part B premiums and deductibles.”
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Teen survives double lung transplant after vaping injury
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- Gregory Twachtman
“Our teenage patient would have faced certain death if it weren’t for the lung transplant,” Dr. Hassan Nemeh said.
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Integrating lay navigation programs into cancer care is a challenge
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- Gregory Twachtman
A review after implementation of a lay navigation program revealed that the navigator role was treated with some suspicion by clinical team...
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MIPS, E/M changes highlight 2020 Medicare fee schedule
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- Gregory Twachtman
Coding and administrative changes should save clinicians 2.3 million hours per year, according to CMS.
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Could the biosimilar market stall before it ever really started?
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- Gregory Twachtman
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. – Those trying to hold back biosimilars may be on the wrong side of history – but also in line with the current economic...
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The challenges of contracting for value, not volume in prescription drugs
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- Gregory Twachtman
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. – Value-based drug contracting comes in a variety of forms, and they all have barriers to implementation.
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Get ready for changes in polypharmacy quality ratings
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- Gregory Twachtman
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. – A new rating system will replace the current high-risk medication measurement that is being retired this year.
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Expect some congressional action on drug prices, but not major reform
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- Gregory Twachtman
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD – Congress seems most likely to pass narrow changes to the Medicare Part D prescription drug program, according to Ross...
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Net prices of drugs rising four-times faster than inflation
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- Gregory Twachtman
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. – The investigators also found a wide variation on discounts across therapeutic classes.
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ICD-10 codes for EVALI released
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- Gregory Twachtman
The coding guidance is consistent with current clinical knowledge about e-cigarette, or vaping, use–related disorders.