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FTC withdraws 'outdated' healthcare antitrust policy statements, following DOJ's lead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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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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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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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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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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Non-State Actors and Public Health Emergencies

Bill of Health

The Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, unanimously endorsed by the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council in 2011, were one of the first steps in this direction, as they recognize States’ duty to protect against human rights abuses by third parties as well as corporate responsibility to respect human rights.

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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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