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Medicaid expansion is in the eye of the beholder

The Health Policy Exchange

To supporters of the Affordable Care Act, legislative expansion of the Medicaid program is a welcome financial and health care bonanza for states and uninsured patients. In fiscal year 2011, Medicaid spending totaled $414 billion, with two-thirds going to services for disabled elderly persons.

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Direct Primary Care - Role for the Future of Healthcare

The Direct Doctors Difference

Looking back to 2014, when we began, there were less than 100. The strength also comes from a group of physicians who want something more and something better - improved work-life balance, return of joy to practicing medicine, and a renewal of the pure physician-patient relationship where the doctor knows his or her patient well.

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Get the 4-1-1 on your 1099s: 5th and 7th Circuits Permit Paying Volume-Based Compensation to Independent Sales Agents

FDA Law

Two recent cases from the Fifth and Seventh Circuits, however, support the legality of these arrangements in the absence of the government proving certain circumstances. Mallory , 988 F.3d 3d 730 (4th Cir. Sorenson follows the Fifth Circuits decision last year in United States v. Marchetti, 96 F.4th Marchetti, 96 F.4th Medicare or Medicaid).

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FDA Publishes Discussion Paper Seeking Feedback on 3D Printing of Medical Devices at the Point of Care

FDA Law

In October 2014, FDA held a public workshop titled “Additive Manufacturing of Medical Devices: An Interactive Discussion on the Technical Considerations of 3D Printing.” Specifically, that it allows for fast production of “patient-matched devices” (i.e., use in education, construction, art, and jewelry).

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FDA’s Issues Draft Guidance on Accelerated Approval: A Substantial Evidentiary and Procedural Overhaul to this High-Profile Pathway

FDA Law

Sasinowski On December 5, 2024, FDA published a new draft guidance on accelerated approval providing a much needed and substantial update to its guidance on the pathway. However, the 2014 Guidance cannot be ignored entirely. By Charles G. Raver & James E. Valentine & Ellis Unger & Frank J.

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Approaches for Quelling Stigma related to COVID-19

BMJ

As previous research has found, providing factual information helps tremendously in addressing misconceptions and myths about infectious diseases, the latter of which can seriously undermine implementation of preventive measures. How to reduce the negative psychological impact MRSA isolation on patients. 2014 (28 August).

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FDA Publishes Discussion Paper Seeking Feedback on 3D Printing of Medical Devices at the Point of Care

FDA Law

In October 2014, FDA held a public workshop titled “Additive Manufacturing of Medical Devices: An Interactive Discussion on the Technical Considerations of 3D Printing.” Specifically, that it allows for fast production of “patient-matched devices” (i.e., use in education, construction, art, and jewelry).

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