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- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: November 27, 2018
Plans would be allowed to implement prior authorization and step therapy for protected-class drugs “including to determine use for a protected clas...
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- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: November 15, 2018
The proposals are a part of a continued effort to reverse recent growth in teen vaping.
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- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: October 29, 2018
Restrictions on semiautomatic weapons, better background checks added to 2014 policy.
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- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: October 26, 2018
Doctors raise concerns that past mistakes will recur or access issues will increase.
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- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: October 25, 2018
Physician groups are pushing back against a proposal to implement site-neutral payments, despite the fact that they generally support the concept o...
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- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: October 24, 2018
Concerns reported in 2014 persisted into 2018 and were joined by new concerns over the pace of change and complexity as well as issues with two-sid...
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- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: October 18, 2018
The current proposed rule is “complex, confusing, and is not truly site neutral because the policies do not apply equally to all hospital outpatien...
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- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: October 16, 2018
You’ll also hear about the ACR’s physician-focused APM for rheumatoid arthritis and ways to give feedback to CMS.
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- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: October 14, 2018
Quality and access to care issues were raised by MedPAC officials and physician groups.
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- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: October 12, 2018
But market corrections, not federal government action, may be driving the declines.
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- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: October 4, 2018
Two trends combine for an effective 212% increase in worker deductibles over the past decade.
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- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: October 1, 2018
Maternal mortality rates in the United States have more than doubled in the last three decades, according to the CDC.
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- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: September 28, 2018
Physician groups are expressing concerns regarding a new policy that will allow indication-based formulary design in the Medicare Part D prescripti...
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- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: September 26, 2018
Huge bill to address the opioid epidemic contains many provisions that will affect physicians.
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- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: September 25, 2018
The ACR, ASCO, AMA, and others argued against the proposal in comments to CMS.
