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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan eases prior authorization requirements
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has said that in an effort to expand access and affordability for members, it’s further reforming its process to relax approximately 20% of prior authorization requirements.
The move would also reduce administrative t…
Bipartisan legislation seeks to increase healthcare price transparency
New bipartisan legislation intended to increase healthcare price transparency and lower overall costs for patients and employers was introduced late last week in the U.S. House of Representatives, and seeks to provide patients with accurate information…
NextGen Healthcare to be acquired by Thoma Bravo
NextGen Healthcare, a provider of cloud-based health technology solutions, has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by software investment firm Thoma Bravo. When the transaction is in the books, NextGen Healthcare will become a privately …
CMA, AMA urge court to uphold prohibition on non-physicians’ use of ‘doctor’
The California Medical Association and the American Medical Association have filed a joint amicus curiae brief defending a California law that prohibits the use of the term “doctor,” or the prefix “Dr.”, by anyone other than California-licensed allopat…
RSV on the rise in the Southeast, says CDC
Respiratory syncytial virus activity is on the rise in the Southeast, and with numbers ticking up over recent weeks the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning that numbers are likely to rise nationally over the next several months.
Walgreens to offer OTC Narcan nasal spray this month
In an effort to increase access to naloxone, Walgreens has said that over-the-counter (OTC) NARCAN nasal spray will be available at its stores and online this month, with nationwide availability beginning today.
This follows the U.S. Food and Drug Admi…
Nurses largely content, but need improvement in onboarding, career development
About two-thirds of nurses say they’re satisfied with their career, with eight in 10 saying they’re likely to stay in healthcare. But according to a new Jarrard survey, there’s room for improvement, particularly when it comes to onboarding and career d…
Medicare Advantage growth fueled by people switching from original Medicare
Medicare Advantage has steadily grown in popularity and now covers slightly more than half of all Medicare beneficiaries, and one of the drivers of this growth has been people switching from traditional Medicare, especially younger and healthier patien…
New FDA program incentivizes drugmakers to invest in quality measures
Quality issues are still the number one reason for drug shortages, and in an effort to address this, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is debuting a quality management maturity (QMM) program intended to incentivize drugmakers to invest in quality m…
California health system pays $5 million for alleged Medicaid false claims
Lompoc Valley Medical Center (LVMC), a California healthcare system that operates multiple providers including a hospital and several clinics, has agreed to pay $5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act and the California …
