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Month: August 2018

Health Care - General Legislative Update 

The Senate could soon pass an opioids package. But a new law is still a long way away

August 31, 2018August 30, 2018 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Lev Facher for STAT) WASHINGTON — The Senate is likely to pass a comprehensive bill to address the opioid

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HHS Watchdog To Probe Enforcement Of Nursing Home Staffing Standards

August 31, 2018August 30, 2018 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) The inspector general at the Department of Health and Human Services this month

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Legislative Update Part D/Prescription Drugs 

New Illinois law will prohibit nonmedical switching beginning January 1st.

August 31, 2018August 30, 2018 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

The state of Illinois passed a law that will limit the practice of so-called nonmedical switching – in which insurance

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Philips issues another cybersecurity alert for some of its medical devices

August 31, 2018August 29, 2018 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Julie Spitzer for Becker’s Hospital Review) Philips released a security alert Aug. 21 about “resource exhaustion” flaws that put

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Health Care Redesign 

Community paramedicine

August 30, 2018 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

In attempt to avoid unnecessary and costly hospital visits, a pilot program in Massachusetts which will allow a small number

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Medical Technology Telehealth 

The use of digital health tools are on the rise

August 30, 2018August 30, 2018 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

In a new survey by Rock Health, 90 percent of respondents used at least one digital health tool last year.

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Health Care - General 

CDC: Uninsured rate remains flat at 8.8%

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

(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) The number of uninsured Americans in the first three months of 2018 was

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Health Care Redesign Part D/Prescription Drugs 

Removing the middlemen and reduce drug prices

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

A growing number of big companies are moving to help cut the price of prescription drugs for their workers by

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Aging Nursing Homes 

For Nursing Home Patients, Breast Cancer Surgery May Do More Harm Than Good

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

(By Liz Szabo for Kaiser Health News) Surgery is a mainstay of breast cancer treatment, offering most women a good

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Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Legislative Update Part D/Prescription Drugs 

What price will be used when drug prices are required in direct to consumer ads?

August 29, 2018 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

The U.S. Senate passed an amendment to the spending bill that would require pharma companies to disclose the prices of

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