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Bipartisanship breaks out at House hearing on insulin prices
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- Gregory Twachtman
Lawmakers on both sides of aisle grill insulin manufacturers, PBM leaders on the high cost of insulin.
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MedPAC to begin work on Part D redesign
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- Gregory Twachtman
WASHINGTON – Commission members gravitated toward a policy option that would restructure the catastrophic benefit under the Medicare Part D...
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ACR releases policy statements on drug pricing, step therapy
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- Gregory Twachtman
“We continue to emphasize these topics because they are so critical to the well-being of millions of Americans living with rheumatic diseases,...
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Cigna, Express Scripts to offer $25 cap on 30-day insulin supply
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- Gregory Twachtman
The new patient assistance program would cap out-of-pocket costs for a 30-day supply of insulin at $25.
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ONC’s Dr. Rucker: Era of provider-controlled data is over
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- Gregory Twachtman
WASHINGTON – Interoperability going forward means putting the power in the hands of the patients, according to the government’s top health data...
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MedPAC eyes scholarships, loan forgiveness to boost primary care ranks
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- Gregory Twachtman
WASHINGTON – Money for such incentives could be taken from the MIPS program.
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Addressing insulin price spikes will require supply chain reform
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- Gregory Twachtman
WASHINGTON – Reforms are needed across the insulin supply chain to resolve the negative impacts of price spiking.
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FDA proposes updates to mammography regulations
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- Gregory Twachtman
Key among the proposed changes is the addition of breast density information to notices for both patients and doctors.
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DoJ refuses to challenge Texas ACA ruling
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- Gregory Twachtman
By not taking action, the Justice department allows a ruling to stand that effectively renders the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional.
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MIPS: Nearly 20% of small/solo practices took a pay cut in first year
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- Gregory Twachtman
Overall, 93% of participants got some kind of pay bump for 2017.
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Female radiation oncologists taking in smaller Medicare payments
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- Gregory Twachtman
Women accounted for 46 of the 397 most highly productive radiation oncologists in a facility-based setting and collected a mean of $33,206 less...
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MedPAC puts Part B reference pricing, binding arbitration on the table
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- Gregory Twachtman
The reference pricing policy would set a maximum payment rate for a group of drugs with similar health effects based on the minimum, median, or...
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Will patient rewards for lower-cost choices impact physicians?
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- Gregory Twachtman
The rewards program offered $25-$500 for making lower-cost choices across 131 elective services.
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Scott Gottlieb to step down as FDA commissioner
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- Gregory Twachtman
Scott Gottlieb, MD, will be stepping down from his post as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration in about a month.
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Fauci, Messonnier testify on measles outbreaks
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- Gregory Twachtman
Federal health leaders stressed the safety of measles vaccines and warned that misinformation is among the factors keeping more children from...