FDA approves 1st app to treat substance use disorders
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has permitted the startup Pear Therapeutics to market the first medical app aiding in
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Legal Actions/Court Decisions
FDA Moves To Guard Against Abuse Of ‘Orphan Drug’ Program
The Food and Drug Administration is changing the way it approves medicines known as “orphan drugs” after revelations that drugmakers
Read MoreAetna faces class-action lawsuit after exposing customers’ HIV status
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Legal groups Monday filed a class-action lawsuit against Aetna, alleging the health insurer
Read MoreFDA Cracks Down On Stem-Cell Clinics Selling Unapproved Treatments
(By Rob Stein for NPR) The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on “unscrupulous” clinics selling unproven and potentially
Read MoreCalif. Hits Kaiser With $2.2 Million Fine For Failing To Provide Required Medicaid Data
(By Chad Terhune for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) California officials have again slapped health care giant Kaiser
Read MoreDespite Advance Directive, Dementia Patient Denied Last Wish, Says Spouse
(By JoNel Aleccia for Kaiser Health News) MEDFORD, Ore. — Bill Harris is blunt: For more than a year, he
Read MoreOperators of nearly 300 cancer treatment centers accused of illegally dividing up Florida market
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) A 50-page federal whistle-blower complaint accuses Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute and
Read MoreCongress Launching Probe into MS Drug Pricing
U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is launching an investigation into why prices for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) treatments
Read MoreMylan Agrees to Pay $465 million in a Settlement for EpiPen Overcharges
Mylan, the makers of EpiPen, and federal investigators finalized a $465 million settlement of charge the drugmaker avoided paying state
Read MoreFederal Appeals Court Says Arkansas Can Block Medicaid Payments To Planned Parenthood
(By Merrit Kennedy for NPR) A federal appeals court has sided with the state of Arkansas against Planned Parenthood, saying
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