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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 $2.4...
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MDedge Daily News: Time to let more pregnant women into drug trials?
And health IT under-users still outnumber super-users.
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Pregnant women in clinical trials: FDA questions how to include them
Lack of research can be harmful to mother and fetus, FDA draft guidance says, and it can be “ethically justifiable” to include them in studies.
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MDedge Daily News: Skin disorders defeat weekend warriors
And the sensitivity of vibration-based neuropathy detectors varies widely.
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AbbVie, Samsung Bioepis settle suits with delayed U.S. entry for adalimumab biosimilar
Anti-TNF alpha antibody biosimilar will enter European markets this year, but won’t be in United States until 2023.
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Patient advocacy groups take in millions from drugmakers. Is there a payback?
KHN launches “Pre$cription for Power,” a groundbreaking database to expose Big Pharma’s ties to patient groups.
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Health IT ‘under-users’ outnumber ‘super-users’
“Those relying on the EHR as a vehicle for intervention may be hindered by the technological capacity of ambulatory care partners.”
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Reassurance for women taking certolizumab during pregnancy
Exposure to certolizumab pegol does not appear to be associated with an increased risk of fetal death or congenital malformations.
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MDedge Daily News: Antibiotic resistance leads to ‘nightmare’ bacteria
And Medicare formulary changes could be on the way.
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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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Open enrollment 2018: Plan selections down slightly
The health insurance exchanges saw a 3.3% drop in total enrollees from 2017.