Providers' legal defense against lawsuits aiming to tear down vaccine mandates is wide-ranging, from making the argument that allowing an unvaccinated worker into their facilities could pose a direct threat to the worker to invoking a 1905 precedent set by the Supreme Court.
The law, which will take effect in September, prohibits payers from requiring pre-approval from certain providers. While providers believe the law will cut administrative burdens, and improve care delivery, payers say it could lead to patient harm.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
The Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act, dismissing the lawsuit brought by Texas, 17 other states and two individuals on the grounds that they were not able to prove they were harmed by the law. Industry stakeholders celebrated the court's long-awaited decision.
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“It has the look and feel of something that a 22-year-old congressional staffer would write for a backbencher based on a cursory review of Wikipedia,” wrote Avik Roy.
Valeant Pharmaceuticals had another Super Bowl commercial this year: It featured its anthropomorphized intestine to advertise IBS drug Xifaxan.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
So much news continues to emerge about Theranos. First it was hype, and now it's notice of decline. So we've compiled a handy — and highly comprehensive — timeline (doomsday clock) of the erstwhile unicorn.
During today’s congressional hearing on drug pricing, Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) made his own case against the price gouging antics seen at Turing Pharmaceuticals. He pointed out a number of salary hikes seen last year among Turing’s top executives, as noted in documentation received by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee in advance of the hearing. […]
Congressmen were up in arms over Martin Shkreli's disrespectful behavior - and that fueled their attacks against drug pricing in the pharmaceutical industry. Here are four of their most interesting rants.
Martin Shkreli Shkreli talks about cocaine in a new video railing against Wu Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah. Perhaps he should be talking about clozapine instead.
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Oh, and he may just burn that Wu Tang clan album.
Healthcare needed a Chuck Norris.
It's not dumb money. They are seeing things differently.
A person familiar with the situation said the man had suffered an apparent heart attack.
Cardinal Health EVP Meghan Fitzgerald spoke with Evercore Managing Director Matthew McGaskin as part of a fireside chat at the StartUp Health Festival in San Francisco this week.