Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

RIP Medical Debt surpasses $5B in total forgiven bills, notches its largest corporate contribution to date. Tue, 09/21/2021 - 13:30.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2021

bill extends key telehealth flexibilities, hastens CMS approval of medical devices. New Cures 2.0 Tue, 11/16/2021 - 12:01.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Payers, providers seek leeway on surprise medical bill ban going into effect in 2022. Wed, 09/08/2021 - 17:13.

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Anesthesiologists accuse Blue Cross insurer of strong-arm tactics linked to surprise medical bill rule. Wed, 11/24/2021 - 11:48.

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Drug Topics

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Mary Stoner, president of Electronic Billing Services Inc., sat down with Drug Topics at NCPA 2023 to discuss the billing process for non-dispensing services in pharmacies.

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Outsourcing Pharma

APRIL 30, 2024

Owlstone Medical, a global leader in Breath Biopsy for early disease detection and precision medicine, has announced a funding to the tune of $6.5 million.

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MAY 1, 2024

In “ A new Louisiana capital-punishment bill would fundamentally alter physician licensing ,” Zivot argues against proposed bills in both Kansas and Louisiana that would allow “death by hypoxia.” Jeff Landry signed the bill into law in early March. ” Louisiana Gov. ” Louisiana Gov.

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APRIL 14, 2024

The agency uses a vague “community benefit” standard to liberally grant tax-exempt status to so-called nonprofit hospitals even as many of them are financially taking advantage of sick Americans with inflated medical bills. Where’s the community benefit in that?

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 30, 2024

Patients were protected from more than 10 million surprise medical bills thanks to reforms in the No Surprises Act, according to a new survey. Patients were protected from more than 10 million surprise medical bills thanks to reforms in the No Surprises Act, according to a new survey.

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Outsourcing Pharma

APRIL 30, 2024

Owlstone Medical, a global leader in Breath Biopsy for early disease detection and precision medicine, has announced a funding to the tune of $6.5 million.

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pharmaphorum

APRIL 26, 2024

Owlstone Medical has secured a $5 million equity investment and initial $1.5 million grant funding, committed by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, for development of breath-based diagnostic solutions to improve outcomes in the developing world.

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PhRMA

AUGUST 10, 2022

The bill now heads to the House for consideration, where it is not too late for them to stand up for patients and medical innovation by opposing the bill. Last weekend, the Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act which includes dangerous price-setting provisions.

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PioneerRx

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Irving, TX – PioneerRx is excited to welcome TransactRx into its family of innovative technology solutions. RedSail Technologies, PioneerRx’s parent company.

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STAT

OCTOBER 4, 2023

When Keri McCallum‘s doctor prescribed her Suboxone, she was told it was the “safest thing for me.” ” It would aid her in her recovery from fentanyl addiction. It would, like it has for others, help change her life, McCallum said.

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APRIL 26, 2024

MultiPlan is facing a new class action lawsuit that alleges the company and large health insurers “conspired to fix, suppress, and stabilize” payments made for out-of-network medical claims. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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pharmaphorum

MARCH 26, 2024

As Women’s History Month comes to its final week, today’s podcast sees web editor Nicole Raleigh in conversation with Debra Weiss, COO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute (Gates MRI), discussing her role as a female leader in the leader and the non-profit organisation’s work in developing novel biomedical interventions and lessening (..)

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APRIL 17, 2024

Federal rules forcing hospitals and insurers to post rates for medical procedures have taken effect, but the data’s so messy that a crop of new startups is rushing in to make a business out of parsing it for whoever is willing to pay. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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Pharmacy Times

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Becoming experts in medical billing for point-of-care testing offers a new avenue for technicians to excel and show their value.

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Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 21, 2023

The Minnesota Attorney General's office is investigating Allina Health over reports that the provider restricted care to patients with certain amounts of unpaid medical bills. |

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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

A bipartisan group of senators this week introduced a bill that would permanently allow health providers to prescribe buprenorphine , a common medication used to treat opioid addiction, via telehealth.

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STAT

MARCH 6, 2024

Some hospital systems have started charging patients for digital messages to their doctors via the electronic medical record, either a flat rate (like a copay) or on sliding scale depending on the time or complexity of the physician’s response. Sometimes it’s billed through an insurer, sometimes as a direct cost to the patient.

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Fierce Healthcare

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

million in medical care payments following allegations and a lawsuit from its home state’s attorney general that the lar | The nonprofit health system's deal with the Washington State Attorney General over allegations it billed patients who may have qualified for charity care is "the largest resolution of its kind in the country.

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 14, 2023

While SUPPORT Act reauthorization bills advance through both chambers of Congress, HHS highlighted Florida as one state with a low rate of enrollees receiving medication for opioid use disorder.

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Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 12, 2023

Allina Health System announced last Friday it was placing controversial billing practices on hold as it reevaluates its approach. Allina reportedly had an explicit policy to cancel outpatient appointments for patients with at least $4,500 in unpaid medical debt. It announced last week it was placing that on hold to reevaluate.

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MARCH 20, 2024

That could curb the cost of legislation requiring Medicare to cover obesity drugs, which would increase the chances of Congress actually passing such a bill. Right now, Medicare by law cannot cover obesity drugs, though Medicare will pay for seniors to take the same medications for conditions like diabetes and heart problems.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Remote patient monitoring coding reforms tabled again Earlier this month, an  American Medical Association -anointed panel was set to consider proposed changes that would have simplified and broadened applicability of billing codes governing wearables and other devices doctors can use to monitor patients outside the clinic.

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OCTOBER 2, 2023

Arbitration, the land where nobody is happy After Congress officially outlawed most types of surprise medical bills last year, there’s been endless, litigious debate as to how health insurance companies and providers should settle their differences while patients are held harmless.

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STAT

APRIL 9, 2024

Wade in 2022, Texas implemented Senate Bill 8 , which banned abortions for all but the very few who made it to a clinic within about two weeks of missing their period. A year before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Read the rest…

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APRIL 23, 2024

Gene editing and therapy to replace missing or defective genes is one of the most exciting recent medical developments, offering tremendous hope for people with rare diseases and genetic conditions. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) The high costs of treatment , however, continue to be a barrier to access for patients, as described by Sen.

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STAT

MARCH 4, 2024

Governor Maura Healey’s long-awaited plan to double down on state funding for the biotech and medical technology sector came into focus Thursday with the announcement she’ll seek $1 billion over the next decade to reauthorize the state’s 16-year-old life sciences initiative. Next stop: Beacon Hill.

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STAT

MAY 18, 2023

Bill Lee made history by signing a bill that makes Tennessee the first state in the country to remove redundant medical-residency requirements for top international doctors. This legislative session, Gov. By opening a new pathway for doctors trained outside the United States, HB1312 and SB1451 , introduced by state Rep.

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MARCH 24, 2023

It came down to the Mega Millions to pay the medical bill he pulled up on the Patient Gateway app on his phone. LAWRENCE, MASS. — Herman Quintero was cracking jokes about the lottery, touching just below his right eye for luck. After two years helping him navigate his health care online, she was used to Quintero’s quips.

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STAT

MARCH 5, 2024

Speaking at investor conferences, executives from Humana, Elevance Health, and CVS Health, which owns Aetna, said the biggest impact they’re seeing is fewer bills coming in from providers.

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Fierce Healthcare

JULY 24, 2023

Customers are being surprised with larger medical bills to cover a hospital's operational expenses, and hospital consolidation is major driving factor, a Georgetown University report uncovered.

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STAT

MARCH 15, 2024

Bayer’s C-suite has been on a soul-searching mission for the last year, spurred by new leadership and the realization that the company is, as new CEO Bill Anderson said earlier this month, “ badly broken.” German pharmaceutical company Bayer is expanding its U.S. rights to the drug.

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Drug Store News

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Some 46% of respondents said the biggest barrier to expanding their clinical services is the lack of a medical billing solution that seamlessly integrates with their pharmacy workflow.

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STAT

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Amazon Prime members have a new offer in addition to the usual delivery and streaming services: Access to One Medical, the Amazon-owned primary care company. In the case of One Medical, subscribers can get 24/7 access to virtual visits, and same or next-day in-person appointment availability.

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