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FTC sues major pharmacy benefit managers over insulin prices

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The agency brought action against Caremark, Express Scripts and Optum Rx on Friday, arguing their “anticompetitive and unfair” rebating practices “artificially inflated” the list price of life-saving insulin drugs.

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The Prototype: The Scientist Betting That Worm Secretions Fix Autoimmune Diseases

Forbes Healthcare

Plus: The story behind the award-winning science that led to Ozempic, the next astronaut launch and why homework is good for kids.

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A Simple Challenge For Drs. Vinay Prasad and Tracy Hoeg: Denounce Robert Kennedy Jr. For Promoting The Movie Vaxxed 3: Authorized to Kill

Science Based Medicine

If Drs. Vinay Prasad and Tracy Hoeg want to prove they actually care about routine vaccines, they can do what the should have done a long time ago and openly and unequivocally denounce Mr. Kennedy and his fire hose of anti-vaxx disinformation. The post A Simple Challenge For Drs. Vinay Prasad and Tracy Hoeg: Denounce Robert Kennedy Jr. For Promoting The Movie Vaxxed 3: Authorized to Kill first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Overcoming hurdles to value-based care adoption

Medical Economics

To transform the promise of value-based care into reality, the health care industry must truly work together and accelerate the implementation and adoption of this impactful care model

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UNGA: Progress In Global Health Shows The Path To A Safer, More Secure World

Forbes Healthcare

By fighting HIV, TB and malaria, UN member states can save millions of lives, billions of dollars, and create a more equitable world.

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House committee passes telehealth flexibility extension

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The bill would extend pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities in Medicare for another two years, averting a looming year-end deadline.

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Telehealth providers at a crossroads: Navigating insurance, compliance and cash-only models amid state regulations

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Providers using telehealth face an evolving landscape, and they must balance complexities around insurance, regulatory compliance and data privacy, argues one legal expert.

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Eating Dirt Trends On TikTok, Here’s The Dirt On Health, Beauty Claims

Forbes Healthcare

Some TikTokers are saying that eating dirt is good for you, claiming that it can boost your gut health, reverse aging, reduce acne and wrinkles and decrease body fat.

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Cigna scaling back Medicare Advantage footprint in 8 states next year

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The reductions will affect roughly 5,400 members, mostly in Florida, according to a notice to marketing agents.

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Diagnostic Limitations

Sensible Medicine

Dr. Milyavsky submitted this piece in response to my most recent Friday Reflection. It looks at similar issues from a different angle -- the ground floor ER rather than the 3 rd floor medicine clinic -- and comes to subtly different conclusions. Adam Cifu Sensible Medicine is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

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Value-based care could improve U.S. health care quality, but may not decrease administrative complexity, experts say

Medical Economics

Commonwealth Fund experts consider value-based care, but it’s likely not a magic bullet to reduce administrative costs or friction.

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Struggling CarePoint Health could lay off 2,600

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The New Jersey-based health system filed notice with state regulators, however, a spokesperson said the decisions are not finalized.

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Celebrating Dr. Ildaura Murillo-Rohde, Trailblazing Hispanic Nursing Pioneer

Minority Nurse

Ildaura Murillo-Rohde, PhD, RN, FAAN, is a pioneering Hispanic nursing leader who shattered barriers for Latina leaders in education, research, and nursing. We are honored to celebrate her contributions on National Hispanic Nurses Day. Her background in academics and healthcare policy is impressive, and to add to her resume, she founded the National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN) in 1975 and served as president until 1980.

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New research shows the demand for mental health support in primary care

Medical Economics

Research conducted in Norway from 2006 to 2019 shows that nearly half of patients consulted their primary care physician about a mental health issue

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AI In health care: It's not binary

Physicians Practice

AI helps to reduce unnecessary expenses, making advanced medical care more affordable.

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SDOH Part 2: What every physician needs to know about social drivers of health - practical steps to integrate SDOH in primary care

Medical Economics

Two experts discuss The Physicians Foundation and its efforts to affect the factors that affect health outside the doctor's office.

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Connect Care Bytes Blog

Thank you for continuing to check the Connect Care update blog for prescribers (ideally, subscribe to multiple channels; see instructions ). Recent additions to this blog and its various channels are listed below. Reminder that a camera icon in a blog post on any of our channels indicates that there is an accompanying screenshot - just click the icon to view.

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Ep 40: Malpractice caps and nuclear verdicts with Bob White, the Doctors Company

Medical Economics

Bob White, president of The Doctors Company, joins the podcast to discuss current trends in the world of malpractice litigation.

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Countdown Checklist L9, T-minus 42: Complete and Close Legacy Charts

Connect Care Bytes Blog

Continuing a list of essential actions for Connect Care Launch 9 prescribers readying for launch November 2, 2024. Complete and Close Legacy Charts Incomplete charts at Launch 9 sites need physician attention pre-launch. Moving to a new clinical information system (CIS) is hard if pre-existing records are not tidied up. Physicians must attend to ALL incomplete Launch 9 AHS health records by November 1, 2024.

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Medical Economics’ Practice Academy: Free business training for physicians

Medical Economics

Expert presenters offer insights to unlock potential as a healthcare professional and a business owner.

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FTC sues 3 largest PBMs for allegedly inflating insulin prices, shifting costs to vulnerable patients

Medical Economics

Feds say anticompetitive business practices shifted costs to vulnerable patients.

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FTC report on PBMs ignores evidence while trumpeting false claims, Cigna says

Medical Economics

Lawsuit demands retraction of report from July.

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Ig Nobel Prizes; more survivors of more cancer; oral antiobesity drugs – Morning Medical Update

Medical Economics

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