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FTC withdraws 'outdated' healthcare antitrust policy statements, following DOJ's lead

Fierce Healthcare

Friday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its withdrawal of two policy statements outlining its former position on antitrust enforcement in healthcare markets, echoing a similar decision | The two policy statements, issued in 1996 and 2011, "no longer reflect market realities in this important sector of the economy," the regulator (..)

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Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Linden Acquires Alcresta Therapeutics

McGuire Wood

Alcresta , founded in 2011 and based in Newton, Mass., Linden Capital Partners has announced the acquisition of Alcresta Therapeutics. develops and commercializes enzyme-based products designed to address challenges faced by people living with gastrointestinal disorders and rare diseases.

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Healthcare’s Most Innovative Companies of 2020: hc1

Electronic Health Reporter

In 2011, hc1 was born from the belief that every patient is unique and should be treated that way. This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. When the high-value care movement began, healthcare organizations focused on increasing value through cutting costs, but […].

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Evernorth: Use of ICI therapies to treat cancer is growing. Here's what payers need to know

Fierce Healthcare

The number of cancer patients using immune checkpoint inhibitor drugs has steadily risen since they hit the market in 2011, and a new report from Evernorth offers payers key strategies to manage th | The number of cancer patients using immune checkpoint inhibitor drugs has steadily risen since they hit the market in 2011, and a new report from Evernorth (..)

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CMS’s Final Rule on Medicare Advantage Risk Adjustment Data Validation

Health Law Advisor

As stated in the final rule, CMS intends to extrapolate RADV audit findings beginning with payment year (PY) 2018 but will not extrapolate RADV audit findings retroactively for PYs 2011–2017. million from non-extrapolated errors based for PYs 2011–2015, an estimated average of $8.2 CMS expects to recover a total of $4.7

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Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Hughes & Co. Invests in Voluware

McGuire Wood

Founded in 2011, its VALER platform is designed to help complete prior authorizations, eligibility verification and referrals document management. Voluware , based in Huntington Beach, Calif., is a provider of cloud-based workflow and automation solutions for administrative healthcare transactions.

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HHS Issues Proposed Rule to Provide Clarity on Rights of Conscience in Healthcare

Healthcare Law Blog

The 2011 Final Rule On February 23, 2011, HHS issued the final rule entitled “Regulation for the Enforcement of Federal Health Care Provider Conscience Protection Laws” (the “ 2011 Final Rule ”). The 2019 Final Rule was therefore vacated in its entirety and HHS has been operating under the 2011 Final Rule since its adoption.

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