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Louisiana HCV program cuts costs – and hassles
No prior authorization will be necessary for a specific combination of direct-acting antiviral agents starting July 15.
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Court halts rule requiring drug list pricing in advertising
Judge noted that the court understands what HHS wanted to do – but that it’s up to Congress to enact such a requirement.
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Louisiana HCV program cuts costs – and hassles
No prior authorization will be necessary for a specific combination of direct-acting antiviral agents starting July 15.
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MedPAC to Congress: End “incident-to” billing
Access to care should not be affected by paying nurse practitioners and physician assistants 85% of the physician fee every time.
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Medicare may best Medicare Advantage at reducing readmissions
Editorialists provide reasons to exercise caution when interpreting the results.
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Benefits of Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs lacking
When employing an instrumental variable model, there was not an association with changes in total spending per beneficiary per quarter.
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CMS seeks answers on prior authorization, other hassles to eliminate
Agency asks health care professionals how to reduce burdens including prior authorization, coding, documentation, and more.
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Universal health care hearing: GOP hears what it wants to
One Republican chides colleagues for not focusing on technology.
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FACTS Consortium calls for research on preventing pediatric firearm injuries
The sticking point will be getting funding.
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CMS seeks answers on prior authorization, other hassles to eliminate
Agency asks health care professionals how to reduce burdens including prior authorization, coding, documentation, and more.
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Opioid prescriptions declined 33% over 5 years
The number of opioid prescriptions decreased 33% nationally from 2013 to 2018, according to the new report from the American Medical Association...
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Medicaid expansion associated with lower cardiovascular mortality
Counties in states that expanded Medicaid coverage had a significantly smaller increase in cardiovascular mortality rates in middle-aged adults,...
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House committee debates single-payer health care design
House Budget Committee members began a debate over a possible framework for a single-payer health care system. Republican members of the committee...
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N.J. law, EMR alerts appear effective at reducing opioid prescriptions
Following implementation of EMR alerts in New Jersey, a greater decline in the morphine milligram equivalent per prescription was seen in New...
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CMS targets ‘spread pricing’ to help lower drug costs
The agency is redefining what constitutes a drug rebate in Medicaid and CHIP as a way to cut costs for patients and taxpayers.