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PhRMA Releases its First Chart Pack on Health Equity

WEBIn October 2022, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) released a chart pack on health equity, with information on health equity in …

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American Medical Association: Launches Improving Health …

WEBTo bolster ongoing efforts to address the leading causes of suffering and death in our nation and to engage the physician community in improving national health …

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New York is the Latest State to Allow Full Practice Authority for …

WEBOn April 11, 2022, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the state budget into law, which includes reforms surrounding services that health care workers …

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PhRMA Announces Updated Code on Interactions with Health …

WEBOn August 6, 2021, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) released its updated Code on Interactions with Health Care Professionals, a voluntary …

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HHS OIG and DOJ Release Annual Report – Policy & Medicine

WEBRecently, the Annual Report of the Departments of Health and Human Services and Justice was released, highlighting health care fraud and abuse control for …

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ONC Issues Final Rule on Health Data Technology Updates

WEBRecently, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a final …

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CMS Releases Final Rule, Updating Payments to Hospitals

WEBThe update reflects an estimated 4.1% market basket update, less a 0.3 percentage point productivity adjustment, resulting in a final IPF payment rate update of …

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CMS Issues Guidance Outlining Opportunities for Addressing …

WEBOn January 7, 2021, the United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) sent a letter to all fifty states outlining existing authorities that can be …

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Healthcare Leadership Council: National Dialogue for Healthcare

WEBIn 2010, the Healthcare Leadership Council (HLC), a coalition of chief executives representing all sectors of American healthcare, formed the National …

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AMA Clarifies Role of BMI as a Measure in Medicine

WEBThe updated policy came to be because of a report completed by the AMA Council on Science and Public Health which reviewed the problematic history with BMI …

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Senate Introduces Bipartisan Prior Authorization Legislation: …

WEBOn October 20, 2021, a group of bipartisan United States Senators (Roger Marshall, MD (R-KS); Krysten Sinema (D-AZ); and John Thune (R-SD)) introduced S. 3018, the …

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Smartphone App to Support COVID-19 Long Haulers (Long COVID)

WEBResponsum Health (Responsum), an innovative developer of personalized patient apps and chronic disease knowledge communities, announced the launch of a …

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Howard Dean and the Certainty Index for Medical Innovation

WEBHoward Dean, Physician, 2008 presidential candidate, former Vermont governor and chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), gave comments about …

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New York Times: Pediatric Mental Health Diagnosis Deficiencies

WEBA recent story in the New York Times discussed the difficulty doctors are having diagnosing children who have behavioral problems, especially when they appear …

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DOJ Turns its Focus to COVID-19 Fraud – Policy & Medicine

WEBThe United States Department of Justice (DOJ) recently charged 14 people for engaging in alleged healthcare fraud schemes related to the COVID-19 pandemic, …

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Defensive Medicine Adds $45 Billion to the Cost of Healthcare

WEBConsequently, an analysis just published in Health Affairs confirms that concern. The study, conducted by authors from Harvard University and the University of …

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Modern Medicine vs. Alternative Medicine: Different Levels of …

WEBAlternative Medicine vs. Modern Medicine. About 40 percent of Americans have tried some form of alternative medicine at some point, and some $35 billion a year …

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California Passes Senate Bill 1419 Law to Revise How Electronic …

WEBOn September 30th Governor Newsome signed Senate Bill 1419, legislation sponsored by the California Medical Association and focused on providing physicians …

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The Least You Can Do is See Patients: New Jersey Physician …

WEBPaul Mathieu, MD, of New Jersey, was recently sentenced to four years in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare and Medicaid of $30 Million. He was …

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NY Times Magazine: A Prescription for Fear – Policy & Medicine

WEBNY Times Magazine: A Prescription for Fear. Over the past several years, the internet has constantly and consistently changed the face of healthcare, and many …

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Several States Work Together, Reach $40 Million Settlement with …

WEBOn January 20, 2021, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody announced a $40 million settlement between the state’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU), the United States …

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