Thursday, September 23, 2021

Providers challenge only U.S. law banning vaccine mandatesProviders challenge only U.S. law banning vaccine mandatesProviders challenge only U.S. law banning vaccine mandates

Providers challenge only U.S. law banning vaccine mandates

Medical providers and Montana residents with compromised immune systems are challenging the only law in the U.S. that prevents employers from mandating workers get vaccinated amid a surge of COVID-19 infections.



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CMS reevaluating hospital outpatient pay rate cut exemptionsCMS reevaluating hospital outpatient pay rate cut exemptionsCMS reevaluating hospital outpatient pay rate cut exemptions

CMS reevaluating hospital outpatient pay rate cut exemptions

Providers were denied exemptions are no longer required to report or return overpayments, the agency said.



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Six drugmakers face fines for 340B contract pharmacy violationsSix drugmakers face fines for 340B contract pharmacy violationsSix drugmakers face fines for 340B contract pharmacy violations

Six drugmakers face fines for 340B contract pharmacy violations

Eli Lilly, AstraZeneca, Novartis, Novo Nordisk, Sanofi and United Therapeutics could pay more than $5,000 for each violation.



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CDC advisory panel backs COVID booster shots for millionsCDC advisory panel backs COVID booster shots for millionsCDC advisory panel backs COVID booster shots for millions

CDC advisory panel backs COVID booster shots for millions

The U.S. vaccination drive against COVID-19 stands on the verge of a major new phase: Government advisers recommended booster doses of Pfizer’s vaccine for millions of Americans.



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‘We have a sacred obligation:' Hospital CEOs stand by vaccine mandates‘We have a sacred obligation:' Hospital CEOs stand by vaccine mandates‘We have a sacred obligation:' Hospital CEOs stand by vaccine mandates

‘We have a sacred obligation:' Hospital CEOs stand by vaccine mandates

The debate over requiring hospital employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19 largely ignores those administrators and employees who are desperate for safer workplaces.



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Cigna invests in Evernorth after Express Scripts executives retireCigna invests in Evernorth after Express Scripts executives retireCigna invests in Evernorth after Express Scripts executives retire

Cigna invests in Evernorth after Express Scripts executives retire

The end of 2021 marks the deadline for former Express Scripts CEO Tim Wentworth's stock and equity awards to vest.



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Idaho lawmakers look for ways to nullify vaccine mandatesIdaho lawmakers look for ways to nullify vaccine mandatesIdaho lawmakers look for ways to nullify vaccine mandates

Idaho lawmakers look for ways to nullify vaccine mandates

Idaho should adopt a health policy that would make vaccine status a private medical record that employees could refuse to make available to employers as a way to thwart President Joe Biden's vaccine mandate, an attorney told lawmakers Wednesday.



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Geisinger to expand precision medicine research under NIH grantGeisinger to expand precision medicine research under NIH grantGeisinger to expand precision medicine research under NIH grant

Geisinger to expand precision medicine research under NIH grant

The National Institutes of Health will renew three awards totaling $73.2 million over the next five years to expand a precision medicine effort at several large systems and medical schools.



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Alaska plans to help hospitals with COVID-19 crisis careAlaska plans to help hospitals with COVID-19 crisis careAlaska plans to help hospitals with COVID-19 crisis care

Alaska plans to help hospitals with COVID-19 crisis care

Alaska officials outlined plans Wednesday to help hospitals with crisis standards of care if needed amid a surge in COVID-19 cases and announced short-term contracts for more than 400 healthcare personnel to relieve medical facilities with overtaxed staffs.



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Federal government should advise on drug negotiations, not run themFederal government should advise on drug negotiations, not run themFederal government should advise on drug negotiations, not run them

Federal government should advise on drug negotiations, not run them

Rather than relying on policies that will further distort incentives in healthcare markets, it is time to start aligning health prices with value and innovation.



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