Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

MARCH 27, 2025

Committees reviewed a range of legislation, including efforts to address workforce shortages, expand insurance coverage and improve school health services. The bill passed by a voice vote and was referred to the State and Local Government Committee. Read a summary of S.F. The bill supports a coordinated approach to services.

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Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

MARCH 13, 2025

State health insurers already contribute to reinsurance through taxes and assessments that go into the general fund, the proposed source for the program. GOP members of the committee expressed concerns about adding more pressure on DHS to oversee this program when it is already struggling to manage oversight of the waiver system.

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The Physicians Foundation

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

adults lacked a usual source of care in 2022—marking the highest level in a decade, despite historically high rates of insurance coverage during this period. The percentage of NPs and PAs in primary care dipped to new lows of 30% and 24.3% in 2022, respectively, compared with 34% and 29.7% More than 30% of U.S.

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FDA Law

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The government asserted additional allegations that are outside our scope. Prescribing Red Flags The government alleged that from at least 2017 to April 2021 Defendants knowingly filled controlled substance prescriptions “that raised obvious ’red flags’ of potential abuse or diversion.” Zarzamora Press Release. Complaint ¶ 55.

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ABIM

APRIL 24, 2025

Community Practice in ABIM Governance* Dr. Johnson led a discussion with the Rheumatology Board on community practice in rheumatology to create a more inclusive understanding of its role and scope. Dave added that many rheumatologists need better access to resources on contract negotiations, insurance updates and healthcare disparities.

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FDA Law

JANUARY 6, 2022

S&G Labs alleged during the litigation that they are paid on a “per test” basis by third party insurers, government agencies under the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and direct “self-pay” by some individuals. His job was governed by an employment contract that contained both salary provisions and restrictive covenants.

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FDA Law

JANUARY 6, 2022

S&G Labs alleged during the litigation that they are paid on a “per test” basis by third party insurers, government agencies under the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and direct “self-pay” by some individuals. His job was governed by an employment contract that contained both salary provisions and restrictive covenants.

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Permanente Medicine

MAY 20, 2025

And I quickly found myself in a role of access lead for Orange County and where I managed over 300 doctors. Our patients stay with us for just a really long time and longer than any other health insurance. I know for a fact that the government or legislators looked to us in Permanente. By the way.

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ABIM

JUNE 4, 2025

Community Practice in ABIM Governance* Erica N. She also sought input on overlapping aspects of community practice across the disciplines of internal medicine to inform ABIM’s recruitment efforts for broad physician representation in governance roles.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Have you had difficulty managing a particular type of cancer pain? Janet Abrahm is one of the world’s experts in pain and symptom management for patients with cancer joins us to talk about (among other things): Ketamine for hyperalgesia and allodynia, how to treat dissociative side effects. Summary Transcript Summary. Janet: Thank you.

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FDA Law

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Improper Dosing for Pain Management. The Government alleged that Gulf Med regularly filled prescriptions for patients who traveled “an unusual distance” to obtain their prescriptions. Cash payment for controlled prescriptions rather than payment by insurance (or worker’s compensation) is another red flag. at 72,730. at 72,730.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 20, 2023

There have been multiple subsequent government reports on nursing home care, most recently was about eight, nine years ago from the OIG. Part of it’s what Mike was saying, it’s accountability as a country, as a nation and as the government. I’m the project manager, so my job’s to zoom in. Eric: Okay.

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GeriPal

JULY 6, 2023

Started as a direct case manager, worked in a variety of different places including the state legislature and I’ve been with the state office now since 2006. It was designed to really balance what Medicaid at the time was to provide nursing homes and Medicare is obviously health insurance. Eric: And Susan? You go back home.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 21, 2023

This model will give participating programs a per-member-per-month payment to offer care management, care coordination, and other services such as caregiver training, disease education, and respite. I didn’t know how to manage it. That never happens in CMS and other health insurance. And I was terrified. Diane: Huge.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 22, 2024

And then another, which was released under the Bush administration by a council with a different sort of philosophical Benton worldview which still managed to come to the same conclusion in support of a brain based definition, death. Insurance companies. Eric 10:26 Okay, that sounds better than harvest on a spectrum. Icus for beds.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 12, 2025

During an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Russell Vought, the administration’s director of the Office of Management and Budget, framed Medicaid as sagging under the weight of improper payments. It is funded through a mix of federal and state money and is administered by states under federal government rules.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 25, 2025

Nearly seven months after the fatal shooting of an insurance CEO in New York drew widespread attention to health insurers’ practice of denying or delaying doctor-ordered care, the largest U.S. insurers agreed Monday to streamline their often cumbersome preapproval system.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 24, 2025

billion this fiscal year from its tax on managed care plans and took in about $5.9 All states except Alaska have at least one provider tax on managed care plans, hospitals, nursing homes, emergency ground transportation, or other types of health care businesses. For instance, California has netted an estimated $8.8

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FDA Law

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

This bill, which addresses numerous areas of the economy, public health, and government regulation, includes Subtitle E, Drug Pricing. PART 1: MAXIMUM FAIR PRICE PAYMENT LIMITATION UNDER MEDICARE PARTS B AND D AND THE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE MARKET. Subtitle E is a slightly modified version of H.R. 3, the Elijah E. 8126 with a lower MFP.

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FDA Law

MAY 19, 2022

Insurers argue that the savings programs cause patients and their physicians to favor brand drugs over generics or cheaper formulary alternatives. Thus, CMS imposed upon manufacturers the onus of somehow determining whether a particular patient’s insurance plan has an accumulator program and then negating it.

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Physicians News Digest

APRIL 2, 2025

By Julie Appleby Tim Winard knew he needed to buy health insurance when he left his management job in manufacturing to launch his own business. After speaking with an insurance agent, he decided against enrolling in an Affordable Care Act plan because he was concerned about the potential cost. Then the bill came.

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Physicians News Digest

APRIL 3, 2025

At their first meeting with the leadership of AHRQ last month, officials from Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency said that they didn’t know what the agency did — and that its budget would be cut by 80% to 90%, according to two people with knowledge of the meeting who were granted anonymity because of fears of retribution.

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Physicians News Digest

MARCH 31, 2025

Elon Musk — who is the world’s richest person and whose Department of Government Efficiency, created by a Trump executive order, is infiltrating federal agencies and spearheading mass firings — has claimed without evidence that “there are a number of people on the government payroll who are dead” and others “who are not real people.”

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