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Month: June 2018

Health Care Finance Medicaid Part D/Prescription Drugs 

340B hospitals, contract pharmacies need more

June 30, 2018June 29, 2018 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) said that HHS’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) should take new steps to ensure

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FDA Medical Technology Part D/Prescription Drugs 

5 latest FDA approvals

June 30, 2018June 29, 2018 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review) Here are the five latest drugs or medical devices approved by the FDA

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End of Life Health Care Finance Medicare - General 

Are we spending too much on the dying? New research challenges this widely held view

June 30, 2018June 29, 2018 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Orly Nadell Farber for STAT) Maybe you have heard the refrain before: The U.S. spends too much money on

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Health Care - General 

Top Policy Expert’s Ties To Giant Drugmaker Often Go Unstated

June 30, 2018June 29, 2018 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Sarah Jane Tribble for Kaiser Health News) When Dr. Mark McClellan sat for an in-depth 30-minute question-and-answer session at an April

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CMS Health Care Finance Medicaid 

CMS boosting Medicaid audits, oversight to ‘strengthen safety net’

June 29, 2018 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS is increasing Medicaid audits and oversight of the program, according to a

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Medicare - General 

Medicare is extending its offer of relief from penalties for certain Medicare beneficiaries

June 29, 2018 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

Medicare is extending its offer of relief from penalties for certain Medicare beneficiaries who enrolled in Medicare Part A and

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Legal Actions/Court Decisions Medicaid Medicare - General Medicare Fraud; Illegal Activities 

Feds charge 601 suspects in biggest healthcare fraud raid to date

June 29, 2018 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Federal officials charged 601 defendants in alleged schemes involving about $2 billion in

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Health Care - General 

What Can Cancer Specialists Learn From Patients Who Beat All The Odds?

June 29, 2018June 28, 2018 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Carey Goldberg for NPR) Carol Martin is 67 and has advanced, inoperable pancreatic cancer. “I have a particularly virulent

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Aging End of Life 

The age plateau: New study suggests, at certain age, risk of death no longer increases

June 29, 2018June 28, 2018 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Meghana Keshavan for STAT) Humans are living longer than ever before. But does our species have a fixed shelf

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Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Part D/Prescription Drugs 

Amazon to buy online pharmacy PillPack for about $1B: 5 things to know

June 28, 2018 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Amazon entered into a definitive merger agreement June 28 to acquire online pharmacy PillPack for

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