The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently concluded the first round of negotiation for the new Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, which was established by the Inflation Reduction Act. These FAQs address several questions related to Medicare’s drug price negotiation program and CMS’s implementation of the new program, with a focus on the…
Health system’s AI partner Hyro announces $45 million in new funding led by Healthier Capital, with participation from Norwest and Define Ventures
Regulatory frameworks are no longer simply gatekeepers of safety; they increasingly help ensure that new technologies are easier to understand, simpler to use, and more compatible with real-world healthcare settings. The post Regulatory Innovation as a Catalyst: How New Compliance Strategies Are Speeding Up Healthcare Technology Adoption appeared first on MedCity News.
It’s that time of year again: open enrollment for Affordable Care Act insurance — a period that runs from tomorrow to Jan. 15 in most states, a bit longer in some, and shorter in Idaho. One of the biggest changes this time around: a new rule from the Biden administration that opens enrollment to Deferred…
There are no FDA-approved therapies for GPC3, a protein highly expressed by liver cancers. Oricell Therapeutics claims its cell therapy could be best in this class, but it faces competition from companies such as AstraZeneca and Eureka Therapeutics. The post Oricell Lands $110M to Take Cell Therapy to New Territory in Cancer appeared first on…
Reversing this trend requires connecting disparate systems to enhance interoperability and communication and achieve more efficient, cohesive workflows. Implementing the infrastructure to streamline collaboration and reduce administrative burden will improve both staff well-being and patient outcomes. The post Fight Clinician Burnout with Better Interoperability Built on Clear Communication appeared first on MedCity News.
Quest Diagnostics teamed up with Google Cloud. The collaboration seeks to deliver new AI capabilities — including predictive population health analytics, customized physician results reporting and individualized patient engagement. The post Quest Diagnostics Strikes Generative AI Partnership with Google Cloud appeared first on MedCity News.
[Sponsored] In this episode, MedCity News’ Arundhati Parmar chats with a pharmacy benefits leader and a virtual pharmacy operator about ways to modernize and scale prior authorization. The post MedCity Pivot Podcast: Modernizing Prior Auth appeared first on MedCity News.
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Pfizer drug Braftovi achieved statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in overall survival for colorectal cancer patients in a Phase 3 clinical trial. The results will be presented Friday during the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. The post Precision Pfizer Drug Leads to ‘Unprecedented’ Survival in Colorectal Cancer, Data at ASCO…