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Mask Bans Grow, Threatening Public Health And Immunocompromised People

Forbes Healthcare

Covid-19 cases are rising, yet a number of cities and states are proposing dangerous mask bans, in the misguided belief that it will improve public safety.

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Federal Trade Commission to sue three largest PBMs: WSJ

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Antitrust regulators are poised to file suit against CVS Caremark, Express Scripts and Optum Rx over how they negotiate discounts for drugs, including insulin, according to the report.

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Part 1: We Don’t Have to Wonder if the Great Barrington Declaration Could Have “Worked”. In the Real World, It Failed.

Science Based Medicine

Discussions about the GBD tend to take place in the conditional tense- what would, could, and should have happened. But the GBD actually existed and we can examine what actually happened. The post Part 1: We Don’t Have to Wonder if the Great Barrington Declaration Could Have “Worked”. In the Real World, It Failed. first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposes 2.8% cut to docs

Medical Economics

It’s financial bad news, but there is renewed attention on primary care, according to physician groups.

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Study Shows 85% Of Patients Discontinue GLP-1s For Weight Loss After 2 Years

Forbes Healthcare

Evidence that many people may stop their use of obesity drugs not long after starting casts doubt on sustainability of weight loss to achieve long-term positive outcomes.

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FTC slams pharmacy benefit managers in first report from ongoing investigation

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

On Tuesday, regulators updated the public on their almost three-year-old inquiry into PBMs’ anticompetitive business practices. The report is not positive for the drug middlemen, which immediately criticized it as one-sided.

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The Doctor (and Her Computer) Will See You Now

Sensible Medicine

Autonomy is important to me. Maybe it’s because I am a Gen X-er. Some say we were raised by wolves. I do know that we were raised knowing we had the freedom to explore but also the freedom to fail. Our autonomy taught us resilience. With autonomy comes responsibility. I need to do the adulting task of scheduling my annual doctor’s visit.

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With $277 Million In New Funding, This Startup Hopes To Unlock The Secrets Of Biology

Forbes Healthcare

Element Biosciences has figured out how to decrypt a cell’s genetic code. And it’s using artificial intelligence to build better tools for doctors and researchers.

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CMS’ first No Surprises audit targets Aetna, finds some noncompliance

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The findings are a “big deal,” according to one expert, as CVS’ health insurer didn’t follow some “major requirements that are essential to ensuring that the IDR process runs smoothly.

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Patient Data Compromised in Palomar Health Medical Group Cyberattack

The HIPAA Journal

Palomar Health Medical Group has warned patients that they may have been affected by an April 2024 cyberattack, and DaVita has learned that tracking tools on its website and mobile app may have sent user data to third-party vendors. Palomar Health Medical Group Announces April 2024 Cyberattack Palomar Health Medical Group, a provider of primary and specialty care to communities in North San Diego County, has informed patients about a recent cyberattack that exposed some of their protected health

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Science vs HIV

Science Based Medicine

The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a global pandemic, with 39 million cases worldwide, and over 1 million new infections each year. While it rose to epidemic and then pandemic levels in the 1980s, the first case goes back to 1959. HIV is a retrovirus that inserts its genetic material into the DNA of host cells, and targets the immune system as […] The post Science vs HIV first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Why Increased Testing Is Critical For The Bird Flu

Forbes Healthcare

The FDA recently announced efforts to increase testing of more dairy products in an attempt to curb the spread of the virus across dairy farms.

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CMS proposes 2.9% cut to physician pay for 2025

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Regulators said Medicare’s budget neutrality requirement is to blame for the reduction, which was quickly decried by provider groups. However, it’s likely Congress will step in to mitigate the drop.

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Strategies to reduce bias and improve the patient experience

Medical Economics

Health care professionals should understand how attitudes and behaviors can impede communication, trust, and patient engagement.

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Toxic energy: Confronting the carcinogenic risks of fossil fuels

KevinMD.com

The evidence is clear: Proximity to fossil fuel infrastructure poses a significant cancer risk to millions of Americans. Studies consistently link exposure to pollutants like benzene, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and particulate matter from fossil fuel facilities to elevated rates of lung cancer, leukemia, and other malignancies. Alarmingly, 17.6 million Americans live in close proximity Read more… Toxic energy: Confronting the carcinogenic risks of fossil fuels originally appeared i

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What To Know About Plague After Person Infected In Colorado

Forbes Healthcare

While no longer as lethal as the infection behind the Black Death, plague is still frequently fatal unless swiftly treated with antibiotics.

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Judge pauses CMS rule capping compensation for Medicare Advantage brokers

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Texas Judge Reed O’Connor’s decision suggests he could overturn at least part of the rule, which is meant to curb predatory plan marketing to seniors.

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Pamela Stahl, Avalon Healthcare Solutions

The Healthcare Blog

Pamela Stahl is the CEO of Avalon Healthcare Solutions. You’ve heard of pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs) but Avalon is a labs benefits management company. Working on behalf of health insurers Avalon ensures that patients are getting the right labs at the right price, Why are they needed? There are 14 billion lab tests and they drive a lot of health care decisions (70%+!).

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Pennsylvania’s Updated Breach Notification Law Requires Credit Monitoring Services for Breach Victims

The HIPAA Journal

Pennsylvania has updated its data breach notification law, narrowing the definition of personal information, adding the requirement to notify the state Attorney General, and requiring credit monitoring services to be provided to data breach victims in certain circumstances. The Breach of Personal Information Notification Act was amended by Senate Bill 824 and was signed into law by state Governor Josh Shapiro on June 28, 2024.

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Billionaire Harvard Professor’s Fortune Jumps Nearly $200 Million On News Of Eli Lilly Biotech Deal

Forbes Healthcare

Shares of biotech firm Morphic Holding, founded by Harvard immunologist Tim Springer, rocketed up 75% Monday after Eli Lilly said it would snap it up for $3.2 billion.

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CMS revised Medicare Advantage star ratings. Here’s which payers benefited.

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

More than 60 Medicare Advantage health plans from 40 insurers have received a higher star rating for 2024, according to a Healthcare Dive analysis.

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Drive better outcomes with a strong patient-provider relationship

Medical Economics

The bond between a patient and their primary care provider is crucial for achieving the best health care results.

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LivaNova Facing Multiple Class Action Lawsuits Over October 2023 Cyberattack

The HIPAA Journal

The Houston, TX-based medical device company, LivaNova, is facing multiple class action lawsuits over an October 2023 cyberattack that exposed the protected health information of 180,000 patients. The attack was detected on November 19, 2023, and the investigation confirmed that unauthorized individuals first accessed its network on October 26, 2023.

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Elon Musk’s Neuralink Prepares To Implant Second Human Patient

Forbes Healthcare

Musk has previously said Neuralink’s brain chip will help humans merge with AI and could boost human intelligence.

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Teladoc’s enterprise growth exec to depart

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Laizer Kornwasser was terminated without cause after his position was eliminated. The executive change comes after Teladoc named a new CEO last month.

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A possible way to reverse lupus; FDA recommendations of product misinformation; Rare case of plague found in Colorado – Morning Medical Update

Medical Economics

The top news stories in medicine today.

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MedBridge CEO Donovan Campbell’s Statement on the Peterson Health Technology Institute’s Report on Virtual MSK Solutions

Medbridge

The Peterson Health Technology Institute published a fascinating report this month showing that first-generation virtual musculoskeletal (MSK) care solutions have proven clinical efficacy. Our own internal data—over 15 million of our home exercise programs issued by our provider clients in the last year alone—indicates the same. In the report, Caroline Pearson, Executive Director at Peterson […] The post MedBridge CEO Donovan Campbell’s Statement on the Peterson Health Technology Institute

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Summer 2024 Covid-19 Surge Occurring With FLiRT Variants Taking Over

Forbes Healthcare

CDC ER and hospitalization data suggests that a Covid-19 Summer surge has been occurring in the U.S. since early June with the FLiRT variants KP.3 and KP.

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Medicare proposes 2.6% bump to hospital outpatient pay next year

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The sweeping payment rule also solidifies continuous eligibility requirements for children in Medicaid and CHIP, and holds hospitals to higher obstetric care delivery standards in a bid to improve maternal mortality.

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Smoking, diet, UV exposure contributing to 44% of cancer deaths

Medical Economics

Study uses pre-pandemic data to estimate contributors to cancer risk.

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RansomHub Claims to Have Stolen and Leaked 100 GB of Florida Department of Health Data

The HIPAA Journal

The Florida Department of Health has confirmed to FOX 35 in Orlando that it is investigating a cyberattack. The attack has affected its Vital Statistics System, which is used to process birth and death certificates. The disruption to the system has been causing problems for funeral homes across the state for the past two weeks. Some funeral homes have postponed their services or have been forced to physically visit healthcare providers to get signed copies of death certificates.

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