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AAFP Represents Members During 2025 Legislative Session

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

During the session, the Alabama Academy of Family Physicians actively represented the interests of its members on a range of healthcare initiatives. Pharmacy benefits managers would be prohibited under this bill from barring disclosure of information by pharmacists to consumers about drug costs and alternative drugs for treatment.

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9 Technologies That Will Shape The Future Of Dentistry

The Medical Futurist

With AI tools having access to such information, they can instantly offer the best treatment options and probabilities of success. Additionally, by buying smart toothbrushes from companies like Procter & Gamble and Philips Oral Healthcare you agree to their privacy policies that enable them to share your data with third parties.

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It’s the Law Now –Cybersecurity Information in Premarket Submissions

FDA Law

Shapiro — Does your firm manufacture a “cyber device”? The primary vehicle for FDA to request cybersecurity information in premarket submissions has been guidance documents. Congress has given FDA the authority to require device manufacturers to provide cybersecurity information in their premarket submissions for a “cyber device.”

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To List or Not to List; That is the Question – The FTC Signals the Potential for Greater Scrutiny of Patent Information Submissions to FDA

FDA Law

Karst — Listing patent information in the Orange Book is a matter of judgment, but that judgment call is about to get a bit more scrutiny. The six-page statement explains that “Brand drug manufacturers may be harming generic competition through the improper listing of patents in the. Koblitz & Kurt R.

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Cherry-picking profitable patients: New research identifies unintended consequences for some Medicare patients

Medical Xpress

New research in the INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management finds that Medicare Advantage (MA), the largest healthcare capitation program in the U.S., Capitation" is the annual fee paid to a healthcare practice by each participant in a health plan.

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FDA Publishes Discussion Paper Seeking Feedback on 3D Printing of Medical Devices at the Point of Care

FDA Law

Cato — On December 10, 2021, FDA issued a discussion paper titled 3D Printing Medical Devices at the Point of Care seeking feedback on FDA regulatory oversight of various 3D-printing scenarios, in order to inform future policy development. This guidance document is still in effect today. use in education, construction, art, and jewelry).

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HP&M’s Dara Katcher Levy to Present at DIA 2022 Global Annual Meeting on Healthcare Economic Information

FDA Law

Dara will be joining an expert panel as part of the Medical Affairs and Scientific Communications Track to discuss manufacturer communications related to Healthcare Economic Information (HCEI) and engaging with payers and formulary decisionmakers as part of Pre-Approval Information Exchange (PIE).