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Flashback: 2005 Tennessee Medicaid disenrollment led to increased crime, study finds

Fierce Healthcare

A new study, that draws parallels to current day redeterminations, delves into the relationship between mass Medicaid disenrollment in 2005 and how it may have led to violent crime.

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Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc. Profile

Pharmacy Times

Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc, has come a long way since its first commercial launch in August 2005.

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COVID-19 Reversed Progress Made In Narrowing Racial Mortality Gap

Drug Topics

Following some improvement, excess death rate returned to 1999 levels for Black men and 2005 levels for Black women.

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We have a cure for hepatitis C — so why aren’t more people getting treatment?

STAT

In 2005, Nick Voyles was diagnosed with hepatitis C after being released from five years of incarceration. A nurse told him he had only six months to live. He was prescribed a drug cocktail, a combination of interferon and ribavirin, that proved ineffective and gave him severe side effects. recalled.

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STAT+: In another pharma shakeup, Sanofi loses top executive known for overhauling R&D

STAT

He was the eighth most highly-cited researcher in life sciences and medicine for the decade of 1995 to 2005, according to the Thomson Corporation. Prior to that, he was the CEO of the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute in La Jolla, Calif., and a leading researcher in cell biology. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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PQA Recognizes the Life and Mourns the Passing of Dr. Jeffrey Kelman

PQA

He was kind, generous and thoughtful in his support of PQA and its mission.Kelman joined CMS in 2005 and helped implement the Part D program. Kelman served on the PQA Board of Directors for 10 years and most recently served on the board as a CMS Special Advisor. Kelman was a trusted advisor to PQA since its establishment in 2006.

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STAT+: Elevance’s embattled bid to buy Louisiana’s Blues plan was a stretch to begin with

STAT

The last time Elevance successfully brought a Blues plan under its giant investor-owned wing was in late 2005 , when it acquired New York City-based WellChoice. Lawmakers in August urged Blue Cross to put the deal on ice, and last week, Louisiana’s attorney general hinted at legal action if the company didn’t do so.

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