Abcam’s acquisition comes two months after its board announced the exploration of strategic alternatives that could include the sale of the company. Danaher beat out at least 20 companies that were potential buyers of the life sciences tools and antibody development firm.
Not all drugs will be subject to price negotiation under the revised legislation. But the agreement sets up a framework enabling Medicare to negotiate the prices of medicines that have been on the market for a long time, and also caps the monthly price of insulin, which has been a flashpoint of drug price debate.
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.
President Biden used the Defense Production Act to direct Merck to convert two of its facilities into production sites for Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine. In addition, he said J&J will run its own vaccine production sites 24/7.
A district court judge ruled in favor of the Department of Health and Human Services’ price transparency rule, which would require hospitals to disclose negotiated rates with insurers, among other things. The case will likely be appealed, but experts shared what could happen if the rule goes into effect.
Hoping to get the most out of data on social determinants, a report recommends a unified strategy led by HHS.
In addition to the $500,000 investment in the startup, Inova will deploy Babyscripts' offering to its employee health plan, then to its entire system.
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.
As of March 4, Tamarah Duperval-Brownlee holds the newly created role of senior vice president and chief community impact officer at Ascension.
The duo will utilize Babyscripts' remote monitoring tech along with information gained from Penn Medicine's Heart Safe Motherhood program.
The company's Individual Risk Identification Score, or IRIS, uses machine learning to help hospitals pinpoint employees who pose a high risk for drug diversion.
Called the Health Record Request Wizard, the tool streamlines the process patients go through when they want to request their medical records.
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
Seema Verma, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, said it’s wrong to have ACOs that can only make profits but not risk any losses. “We want to put the accountability back into Accountable Care Organizations,” she said during a briefing with reporters.
By drawing younger or healthier consumers out of the ACA marketplace, the short-term plan expansion will add up to a 1.7 percent increase to premiums next year, according to the industry lobbying group America’s Health Insurance Plans.
CMS Administrator Seema Verma said the navigators that operate in the 34 states that use the federal marketplace — including many health and religious organizations — were ineffective and had outlived their usefulness.
“The Supreme Court will ultimately decide if nearly 800,000 West Virginians with pre-existing conditions will lose their healthcare,” said U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia)
The search for such an expert appears to be a way to further the agency's interest in advancing interoperability-related efforts. The application deadline is July 20.