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Insurers Promise to Speed Up Delays in Health Care Approvals

Physician's Weekly

Starting next year, if a patient switches insurance plans while getting treatment, the new plan must honor the old plan’s prior authorization for at least 90 days. Starting next year, if a patient switches insurance plans while getting treatment, the new plan must honor the old plan’s prior authorization for at least 90 days.

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MN Legislative Session 2025: Updates on Hearings and Bills

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

Last week, the Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) was actively engaged in multiple discussions on health care policy, including Medical Assistance rate reimbursement, coverage for the Psychiatric Collaborative Care Model and broader reforms to patient-centered care. Read a summary of HF 1005. Read a summary of HF 958.

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From Surgeries To Keeping Company: The Place Of Robots In Healthcare

The Medical Futurist

Robotic nurses dressing mannequins and bed-bathing patients Delicate movement, like gently handling an elderly patient is traditionally the most challenging task to robots, who are much faster developing in intellectual tasks than matching humans in fine-motor skills. By 2027, global surgical robotics sales are expected to reach $14.8

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Governor’s 2025-26 May Revision Proposes Major Cuts to Healthcare and Undermines Medi-Cal Expansion Commitments

California Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP)

Imposes New (State-Only) Medi-Cal Premiums for Undocumented Adults – Implements $100 monthly premiums for undocumented adults aged 19 and older, effective January 1, 2027. This means patients will no longer be automatically grandfathered in for medications that are not on—or are removed from—the Medi-Cal Rx Contract Drug List (CDL).

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The FDA PDUFA VII Goals Letter (FY 2023-2027): A Review of Our Top 10 Commitments

FDA Law Blog

When FDA published the fiscal years (FY) 2023-2027 goals letter at the end of August, making known their commitments and planned initiatives for the coming years, we were both excited by many of the announcements, while recognizing the real success will come from how the Agency implements them.

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When Worlds Collide: The Theory of Real-World Evidence Meets Reality

FDA Law Blog

FDA recognizes the potential of RWE to support regulatory submissions of medical devices and to inform benefit-risk analysis of such products, while assuring patients have timely access to devices. However, in our experience, there is a large gap between FDA’s lauding the value of RWE and practice.

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Geriatric Medicine Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

Expanding ABIM’s engagement with stakeholder communities such as early career physicians, specialty societies and patient-focused organizations. Representatives from the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) and the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) joined for a portion of the meeting*. Community Practice in ABIM Governance* Erica N.