Physician's Weekly

JUNE 25, 2025

It’s “going to streamline it in some incremental ways only,” Dr. Adam Gaffney , a critical care doctor and assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, told NBC News. Insurers must provide clearer explanations when care is denied and explain how patients can appeal. But experts say the changes may not go far enough.

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FDA Law

MAY 13, 2024

Gibbs & Ana Loloei & Véronique Li, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert — FDA has long touted the use of real-world evidence ( RWE ). RWE is “the clinical evidence regarding the usage, and potential benefits or risks, of a medical product derived from analysis of RWD.” By Jeffrey N.

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FDA Law

OCTOBER 24, 2022

These data are routinely collected from a variety of sources, such as electronic health records, providing information on health and healthcare in actual patients, rather than in the controlled environment of a clinical trial. There will be two submission deadlines per year on March 31 and September 30, through March 31, 2027.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 25, 2025

Dozens of insurance companies, including Cigna, Aetna, Humana, and UnitedHealthcare, agreed to several measures, which include making fewer medical procedures subject to prior authorization and speeding up the review process. Insurers also pledged that medical professionals would continue to review prior authorization denials.

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