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- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: November 20, 2019
Stephen Hahn, MD, President Trump’s pick to head the Food and Drug Administration, faced questions from both sides of the aisle on youth vaping, bu...
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- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: November 19, 2019
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NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. – I...
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- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: November 15, 2019
The goal of the proposal is to give consumers enough information to shop around for medical services.
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- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: November 15, 2019
Director Zeller said, “I would really would refer you and the committee to the White House to ask specific questions about where we are.”
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- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: November 13, 2019
From 2007 to 2013, increased spending was predominantly driven (56%) by rising drug costs, which is reflective of pharmaceutical pricing strategies...
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- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: November 13, 2019
“These higher costs have a ripple effect and result in higher Part B premiums and deductibles.”
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- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: November 13, 2019
“Our teenage patient would have faced certain death if it weren’t for the lung transplant,” Dr. Hassan Nemeh said.
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- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: November 12, 2019
A review after implementation of a lay navigation program revealed that the navigator role was treated with some suspicion by clinical team members...
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- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: November 5, 2019
Coding and administrative changes should save clinicians 2.3 million hours per year, according to CMS.
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- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: November 1, 2019
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. – Those trying to hold back biosimilars may be on the wrong side of history – but also in line with the current economic model...
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- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: October 31, 2019
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. – Value-based drug contracting comes in a variety of forms, and they all have barriers to implementation.
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- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: October 31, 2019
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. – A new rating system will replace the current high-risk medication measurement that is being retired this year.
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- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: October 30, 2019
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD – Congress seems most likely to pass narrow changes to the Medicare Part D prescription drug program, according to Ross Marguli...
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- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: October 30, 2019
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. – The investigators also found a wide variation on discounts across therapeutic classes.
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- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: October 28, 2019
The coding guidance is consistent with current clinical knowledge about e-cigarette, or vaping, use–related disorders.
