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Hospital-at-Home: Bruce Leff and Tacara Soones

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In that clinical experience, we saw a lot of older adults who would develop acute illness, often exacerbations of their chronic conditions. In addition to discussing these outcomes, we also discuss: The history of the hospital-at-home movement. How is it financed and what comes next? Alex: Good challenge. Thanks, Bruce. Eric: Okay.

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FDA Approves First State Drug Importation Program Under 20-Year-Old Statute, But High Hurdles Remain

FDA Law Blog

Major Barriers Persist The state plans to start by importing medications for chronic conditions like HIV/AIDS, mental illness, prostate cancer, and urea cycle disorder for patients under the care of its state agencies before expanding the program to Medicaid patients. See 21 C.F.R. 251.5; § 251.6(c). See 21 C.F.R. 251.5; § 251.6(c).

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Drug Pricing Reform Gathers Steam (Part 1): White House Drug Pricing Plan Offers Laundry List of Existing Democrat Priorities

FDA Law Blog

One proposal is a cap on out-of-pocket costs, primarily to help beneficiaries with expensive chronic conditions that can face large, even catastrophic, out-of-pocket spending every year. Last Thursday, the U.S. The actual policy proposals read like a wish list. Below, we summarize the key proposals of the HHS plan.