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Private equity ‘gobbling’ up care facilities for people with disabilities

STAT

However, between 2013 and 2023, private equity firms made over 1,000 acquisitions of disability and elder care providers — a likely undercount, according to the report published by the Private Equity Stakeholder Project, a nonprofit watchdog focused on the growing impact of the private equity industry.

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Fixing pulse oximeters requires federal might and possible legal action, researchers say

STAT

Work by device manufacturers to improve the performance of pulse oximeters on people with darker skin has progressed little since the Food and Drug Administration asked manufacturers in 2013 to voluntarily test the devices on more diverse skin tones, according to a study published Monday in JAMA.

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Study finds hepatitis C cure saved Medicaid $15 billion

PhRMA

The study finds that since curative direct-acting antiviral medications for hepatitis C were approved in 2013, even after factoring in the cost of treatment, Medicaid has saved an estimated $15 billion in avoided health care costs and nearly 285,000 Medicaid enrollees are estimated to have been cured.

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STAT+: Feds accuse CVS of filling ‘thousands’ of illicit opioid prescriptions

STAT

The lawsuit alleged that, since October 2013, CVS knowingly filled prescriptions for “dangerous and excessive quantities” of controlled substances that lacked a legitimate medical purpose, were not valid, and were not issued in the “usual course of professional practice. Department of Justice.

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Medicare Part D Claims Have Increased, But 340B Prescriptions Increased Faster

Pharmacy Times

in 2013 to 19.3% The proportion of prescriptions by a 340B-affiliated physician increased from 9.4% in 2020, but the prescriptions filled by 340B pharmacies increased from 18.4% to 49.9%.

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Pumping breastmilk in bathrooms is a common, albeit unspoken, practice at health care conferences

STAT

This was back in 2013, when such accommodations were a rarity. Even though Erin Booth was not thrilled about having to travel to Philadelphia for a conference at six weeks postpartum, this one at least advertised having a private lactation space.

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The Great RIF(T): One FDA Division’s Destruction and What it Could Mean for Generic Drugs

The FDA Law Blog

OGDP is one of several offices in OGD, and it was composed of three divisions: the Division of Legal and Regulatory Support, the Division of Orange Book Publication and Regulatory Assessment, and the Division of Policy Development (DPD).

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