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White House Scraps Proposal to Lower U.S. Drug Prices

Caroline Humer  |  

(Reuters)—The Trump administration on Thursday scrapped one of its most ambitious proposals for lowering prescription medicine prices, backing down from a policy that would have required health insurers to pass on billions of dollars in rebates they receive from drugmakers to Medicare patients. The decision represents a new setback to President Donald Trump’s efforts to…

Lupus Pregnancy Outcomes Improved Over the Past 2 Decades

Reuters Staff  |  

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—Pregnancy outcomes in women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have improved markedly over the past two decades, although pregnancy risks remain higher than in women without lupus, according to a trends analysis. “Thirty years ago, most women with SLE were advised to avoid pregnancy because of high risks for maternal and fetal…

U.S. Appeals Court to Take Up Constitutionality of Obamacare

Nate Raymond  |  

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters)—The future of Obamacare could be at stake on Tuesday when a coalition of Democratic-led states and House of Representatives urge a federal appeals court to overturn a Texas judge’s ruling that the U.S. healthcare reform law is unconstitutional. Republicans have repeatedly tried to repeal Obamacare, or the Affordable Care Act (ACA), since…

Opioids Commonly Prescribed for Gout Attacks

Reuters Staff  |  

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—Nearly three in 10 patients seeking care at the emergency department (ED) for acute gout will be discharged with a prescription for opioids, new research shows. “Our study suggests a high use of prescription opioid in patients discharged from the ED with a diagnosis of gout, a condition that can be managed…

CMS Now Conducting 2017 & 2018 MIPS Data Validation Audit

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CMS has begun data validation and audit for 2017 and 2018 MIPS performance years. Providers/practices selected for the audit will be notified via certified mail or email and will have 45 days from the date of notice to provide the requested information. For more information regarding the data validation criteria, visit the CMS Resource Library….

Making Sense of Drug Pricing Legislation

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A number of bills have been introduced in the 116th Congress to mitigate the impact of treatment and drug costs on U.S. patients. The ACR has reviewed the bills and supports those that most closely align with its positions on access to care.