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Medicare sets outpatient CAR T-cell therapy rates
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- Alicia Gallegos
Medicare will pay about $395,000 to health providers for outpatient administration of axicabtagene ciloleucel and about $500,000 for...
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Speakers at FDA advisory meetings have hidden conflicts
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- Alicia Gallegos
Nearly a quarter of public speakers at Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug Products Advisory Committee (AADPAC), meetings had conflicts of interest,...
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Study: Delays in publishing oncology data near 1 year
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- Alicia Gallegos
Even for the most pressing findings, the median publication of final clinical data is 300 days, an analysis finds.
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ACOG: Ob.gyns. can help protect pregnant women’s workplace rights
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- Alicia Gallegos
An ACOG opinion says ob.gyns. can help pregnant patients maintain employment by writing appropriate notes and informing patients of their rights...
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Certifications, training to increase addiction medicine specialists
- Author:
- Alicia Gallegos
ACGME is offering new training opportunities for addiction medicine to multiple specialties.
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Could European data privacy rules cost you big?
- Author:
- Alicia Gallegos
Rules designed to strengthen record protection for European Union citizens take effect in May.
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Justices appear skeptical of California’s abortion speech law
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- Alicia Gallegos
Does a California law violate the First Amendment by requiring anti-abortion pregnancy centers to inform about low-cost abortion services?
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Court: State cannot sue over religious exemption expansion
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- Alicia Gallegos
A judge has rejected a legal challenge by Massachusetts against the narrowing of the ACA’s contraceptive mandate.
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ABS announces new certification exam
- Author:
- Alicia Gallegos
The new certification maintenance process reflects input from more than 10,000 diplomates.
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Supreme Court declines to hear DACA case
- Author:
- Alicia Gallegos
The decision means the DACA program remains in effect until an appeals court rules on the issue.
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Will Indiana Medicaid work requirements pass legal muster?
- Author:
- Alicia Gallegos
Indiana’s waiver requires certain Medicaid recipients to work or volunteer at least 20 hours a week to qualify for health care coverage.
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Cyberliability insurance: Should you purchase a policy?
- Author:
- Alicia Gallegos
Breaking and entering? Is it time for health care providers to buy cyberpolicies in case of expensive data breaches?
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Transparency lacking in oncology clinical pathways
- Author:
- Alicia Gallegos
Health plans are under fire for the hidden conflicts of interest in their clinical pathway panels.
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Study: Half of doctors sued by age 55
- Author:
- Alicia Gallegos
Who wins when cases go to court?
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Senate votes on 20-week abortion ban
- Author:
- Alicia Gallegos
ACOG calls out ambiguous language that could put providers in jeopardy.