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FDA expands fingolimod's indications to treat relapsing MS in pediatric patients
Among individuals who have MS, 2%-5% have symptoms onset before age 18.
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White House targets CHIP, CMMI for budget cuts
Rare tactic would require just a simple majority to pass Congress, if legislators choose to address it.
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CMS floats Medicare direct provider contracting
A new request for information seeks input on how such a system might work.
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CMS will release Medicare Advantage claims data to researchers
WASHINGTON – And the feds will make Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program data available in 2019.
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What’s in a name? Get ready for the feds’ Promoting Interoperability program
Will a name change soothe clinicians’ dislike of federal IT programs? You decide.
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Will patients get on board with CMS’s new health data approach?
CMS Administrator, Seema Verma, wants clinicians who still believe they can deny patients’ access to their own health records to change their...
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Doctors call for a pause to rethink MIPS measures
“We need a time-out during which to assess and revise our approach to physician performance measurement,” according to experts on the ACP’s...
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MedPAC urges CMS to curb low-value care
23%-37% of Medicare beneficiaries received at least one low-value service in 2014, based on analysis of claims data, for an expenditure of $2.4...
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Building a career in quality improvement
The session will provide some boots-on-the-ground insight from clinicians at various stages in this space.
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CMS finalizes measures to help combat opioid crisis
Federal agencies and leaders are taking a multipronged approach to the opioid crisis.
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Senators seek answers on Gleostine price hike
Off-patent drugs without generic competition are getting scrutiny on Capitol Hill.
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Medicare Part D plans get more flexibility to make midyear changes
Final rule includes changes affecting formularies, biosimilar copays, low-income subsidy beneficiaries, and plan offerings.
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Neurology faculty gender gap confirmed, but explanations remain scant
It’s unknown whether the wide gap in neurology department faculty positions reflects persistent barriers to women or if there are other...
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Value over volume
Dr. Kate Goodrich of CMS to discuss clinical, financial transformation.
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Drug pricing proposals raise red flags with specialists
Nine specialty medical organizations highlighted four recent proposals that could have an unintended consequence of limiting access.