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HHS to target step therapy, Stark Law in 2019
HHS Secretary Alex M. Azar II said that these approaches are currently “penny-wise and pound-foolish” in a value-based care environment.
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Treatment missing for U.S. children with mental illness
In North Carolina, 72.2% of children with a mental health disorder did not receive care in 2016.
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ALA report: Federal and state actions to limit tobacco use fall short
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Flu activity hits seasonal high
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Cloud of inconsistency hangs over cannabis data
Number of medical cannabis users is up more than 10-fold since 2009, available data show.
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President Trump calls for end to HIV/AIDS, pediatric cancer
Health care was addressed in speech more focused on immigration, a nod to unity, honoring vets, and featuring Congressional women dressed in white...
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Rural pediatric patients face unique cancer care challenges
Extended travel time and inadequate local emergency care weigh heavily on families of pediatric cancer patients, a small study has found.
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Winners and losers under bold Trump plan to slash drug rebate deals
“A shadowy system of kickbacks,” was how Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar described the current system in a speech on Feb. 1.
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CMS proposing more flexibility in Medicare Advantage, Part D
Agency is encouraging plan sponsors “to provide lower cost sharing for opioid reversal agents such as naloxone.”
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Lifetime cost of tobacco use tops $1.9 million per smoker
Connecticut’s estimated cost is more than twice as high as Georgia’s.