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EHRA says ONC’s proposed interoperability rule needs major revisions
While the EHR Association supports the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT’s efforts to improve interoperability, the group contends that an ONC proposed rule exceeds the mandate of the 21st Century Cures Act and goes far beyond the intent of Congress. “We worked throughout the drafting of the 21st Century Cures Act with… Read More »
Teva Pharm CFO says company did not conspire to fix prices
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries is seen during a news conference to discuss the company’s 2019 outlooks in Tel Aviv, Israel, February 19, 2019. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Teva Pharmaceutical Industries’ chief financial officer on Sunday reiterated that the company has done nothing wrong in the wake of a price-fixing… Read More »
Payers not entitled to $12B in risk corridors payments, DOJ says
Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Justice has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to dismiss payer lawsuits seeking roughly $ 12.3 billion in federal risk corridors payments, which were meant to level the playing field for insurers in the Affordable Care Act’s individual marketplace. According to a claim filed by DOJ officials Wednesday, the Trump administration… Read More »
Black premature babies face racial disparities in healthcare, study says
Adobe Stock Images Black preemies face higher chances that they will receive poor prenatal care than white, Asian-American and Hispanic babies, and this is partially due to the quality of their parents’ healthcare as well as segregation, according to a JAMA Pediatrics study released last week. The study looked at black newborn babies born prematurely… Read More »
E. coli outbreak sickens 72 people in 5 states, CDC says
Health officials are investigating an E. coli outbreak that has sickened 72 people across five states, federal health agencies said Friday.