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- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: August 16, 2018
“It seems reasonable to envision a day when gene therapy will be a mainstay of treatment for many diseases,” Dr. Collins and Dr. Gottlieb wrote.
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- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: August 16, 2018
The results of this study suggest any coverage is better than no coverage.
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- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: August 14, 2018
The action is part of the broader Trump administration initiative to lower the prices and out-of-pocket costs of prescription drugs.
News
- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: August 10, 2018
ACOs that only take on upside risk generally are spending more money and not generating savings, according to CMS Adminstrator Seema Verma.
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- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: August 9, 2018
So far, PTAC has sent at least 10 APMs to the CMS. To date, not a single one has been approved or even tested on a limited scale.
News
- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: August 7, 2018
Draft guidance supports various clinical endpoints, including changes in drug use patterns other than the endpoint of abstinence.
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- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: August 6, 2018
Dermatologists and oncologists lose under the proposal, while ob.gyns. could see their payments increased.
News
- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: August 1, 2018
The proposal would cut add-on payments for new drugs.
News
- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: July 30, 2018
The program uses statewide average premiums to draw money from health insurance plans with few high-need patients and funnels it to those with many...
News
- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: July 26, 2018
Site-neutral payments could save the government – and patients – money on every visit.
News
- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: July 12, 2018
E&M changes alone could save you 51 hours a year, CMS officials estimate.
News
- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: July 10, 2018
Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Trump on July 9.
News
- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: July 10, 2018
The CMS filed a motion to reconsider following the New Mexico verdict, a hearing of which was held June 21.
News
- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: July 6, 2018
Lawmakers say too many physicians are excluded from the program under the current rules.
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- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: June 27, 2018
Residents’ actual debt may be considerably higher than has been reported.
