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Why Renewable Energy Belongs in Every Clinic

My Green Doctor

Powering Health, Protecting the Planet – Why Renewable Energy Belongs in Every Clinic Healthcare professionals have always been trusted voices on public health. By switching to renewable energy, clinics can significantly reduce their carbon footprint, contributing to global efforts to combat climate change.

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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)

Key Health Care Budget Proposals: Proposed Medi-Cal Cuts and Enrollment Changes Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program, is typically funded through a partnership between the state and the federal government. To fill that gap, California has chosen to use state-only funds to provide certain Medi-Cal benefits to undocumented Californians.

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Green Practice News: May 2025

My Green Doctor

In This Issue : Why Renewable Energy Belongs in Every Clinic Medical Waste: One Model for Improvement OnTrack with your Sustainability Goals? Powering Health, Protecting the Planet – Why Renewable Energy Belongs in Every Clinic Healthcare professionals have always been trusted voices on public health.

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Lots of FDA Guidance, But Few Drug Manufacturing “Remote Interactive Evaluations” (We Would Call Them “Virtual Inspections”)

FDA Law Blog

Admittedly, BiMo inspections (into items like adequacy of bioequivalence data, consistency of clinical trial data with medical records, and compliance with clinical trial protocols) lend themselves better to an RIE than assessing manufacturing compliance with regulatory requirements.

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From GRP to SIUU – the Evolution of FDA Guidance on Off-Label Dissemination of Scientific Information

FDA Law Blog

These guidances focused on the types of scientific publications (journal articles, reference texts, and in 2014, clinical practice guidelines) and necessary accompanying information that firms could proactively provide in a manner that would not, on its own, constitute evidence of a new intended use.

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Second Circuit Agrees that Copay Assistance Programs May Violate the Anti-Kickback Statute

FDA Law Blog

That court granted summary judgment to the government on the APA claim and rejected Pfizer’s narrower reading of the AKS, which would require an element of “corrupt” intent to impose AKS liability. Further, “there is little utility in comparing the language of the BIS to that of the AKS.”. Pfizer appealed to the Second Circuit.

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Podcast: AI, innovation, and value-based care in medicine

Permanente Medicine

These priorities include supporting the physician workforce, utilizing data and predictive interventions to improve patient outcomes, and boosting quality and affordability for patients. I know for a fact that the government or legislators looked to us in Permanente. Couldn’t imagine doing anything else.