Insurers’ Clinical Pathways Guidelines for Cancer Care Come under Fire
The American Society of Clinical Oncology, based in Alexandria, Virginia, has criticized insurers’ clinical pathways…
Monthly Archives: January, 2016
FDA Urges Medical Device Manufacturers To Take a Closer Look at Cybersecurity
New U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidelines aim to prod medical device manufacturers to…
Drug Price Transparency Bill Targets Pharmaceutical Industry
A California committee will soon vote on the Pharmaceutical Cost Transparency Act, a bill that…
Revolutionary Breathalyzer Can Detect Cancer
In other medical technology news, researchers at the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) have…
Aimed Alliance Testifies at FDA Committee Hearing on Novel New Drug
Aimed Alliance’s Director of Medical Affairs, Dr. Shannon Ginnan, testified on an innovative buprenorphine subdermal…
State Regulators Urged To Scrutinize Health Insurance Mega-Mergers
In California, consumer advocates are worried they will be left with higher costs and fewer…
Liquid Biopsies Can Lead to Early Detection of Cancer
Liquid biopsies, tests that rely on ordinary blood draw to detect cancer mutations in DNA…
UT Fears for a Hepatitis C Outbreak
The Utah Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is afraid of a hepatitis C outbreak…
Health Insurance Company To Pay $100K after Antitrust Investigation
After an investigation uncovered anti-competitive practices involving long-term and elder care products, a health insurer…
New Poll Shows Americans Find Insurance Industry Most at Fault for High Health Care Costs
According to Morning Consult’s new poll, Americans are angrier with health insurers than with pharmaceutical…