Another Medicare Fight in Congress
The proposed pilot program that would change how Medicare pays for certain drugs under Medicare Part B is facing little
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Zika Virus Test Approval by FDA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted emergency authorization to Quest Diagnostics Inc. to sell the first commercially developed diagnostic
Read MoreWho Serves on the Advisory Committees of the FDA?
The consumer group Public Citizen has filed a lawsuit in federal court in Washington to force US Food and Drug
Read MoreThe Number One Issue in Health Care: Drug Costs
Andy Slavitt the acting administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said recently, “if we don’t address this
Read MoreEven As Birth Rates Fall, Teens Say They Are Getting Less Sex Education
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Teenage girls are catching up to teenage boys in one way that does
Read MoreMarch-In Rights and Should the Government Be Using Them to Control Drug Prices?
A march-in right, currently as it stands under federal law, allows an agency that funds private research to require a
Read MoreFBI Bust Medicare Fraud Ring In Miami
On Thursday, Federal agents rounded up 18 suspects in Miami, FL with additional suspects fleeing to Cuba, on charges of
Read MoreAdministration takes first step to implement legislation modernizing how Medicare pays physicians for quality
(Source – hhs.gov) The Department of Health and Human Services today issued a proposal to align and modernize how Medicare
Read MoreNew Medicaid guidance improves access to health care for justice-involved Americans reentering their communities
(Source – hhs.gov) Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) strengthened access to health care for individuals
Read MorePrice Gouging or “Too Aggressive”
Valeant CEO J. Michael Pearson told the Senate Special Committee on Aging on Wednesday he and the company “made mistakes”
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