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VIVA 2018: BTG SENTRY BIOCONVERTIBLE IVC FILTER STUDY SHOWS FLAWLESS PERFORMANCE

BTG plc highlighted the presentation of the two-year results for the SENTRY Trial at the Vascular Interventional Advances (VIVA) conference in Las Vegas. The prospective, multicenter trial of the BTG Sentry, the world’s first bioconvertible IVC filter, found that in…

CMS RELEASES FINAL 2019 PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE NOV. 1

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final 2019 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and the Quality Payment Program (QPP) rule Nov. 1. According to CMS officials, the final rule modernizes Medicare payment policies to promote access to…

CMS DELAYS PROPOSED CHANGES TO E/M CODES IN FINAL RULE UNTIL 2021

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has proven that “final rules” are not always final. In response to complaints from physicians, CMS has delayed major changes to E/M codes until 2021. While CMS moved ahead with parts of its…

WISCONSIN MEDICAID WORK PROGRAM GETS CMS OK OCT. 31

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved a waiver to implement work requirements in Wisconsin’s Medicaid program Oct. 31, making it the fourth state to enact such an approach. Under the waiver, beneficiaries in the state’s BadgerCare program would…

HHS ANSWERS YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE IPI DRUG PRICING MODEL

By: Dan Best SEE RELATED ARTICLE: https://www.veintherapynews.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=1557&action=edit Last week, as part of fulfilling President Trump’s promise to lower drug prices and cut down on foreign governments’ freeriding, HHS put forth a new way of paying for physician-administered drugs within…

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EARL E. BAKKEN: MEDTRONICS CO-FOUNDER DIES AT 94

Earl E. Bakken, co-founder of Medtronic plc, passed away peacefully on Oct. 21 at his home on Kiholo Bay on the Big Island of Hawaii. He was 94 years old. “Today we are saddened by the passing of Earl Bakken,…

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DRUGMAKERS FUNNEL MILLIONS TO LAWMAKERS; A FEW DOZEN GET $100,000-PLUS

By Emmarie Huetteman and Sydney Lupkin Before the midterm elections heated up, dozens of drugmakers had already poured about $12 million into the war chests of hundreds of members of Congress. Since the beginning of last year, 34 lawmakers…

TELEMEDICINE GIANT HEALTHRIGHT, 4 COMPOUNDING PHARMACIES CHARGED WITH $1 BILLION FRAUD

HealthRight CEO Scott Roix of the telemedicine company HealthRight pleaded guilty to felony conspiracy charges brought by the Department of Justice. Roix and the company also pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit wire fraud associated with a telemarketing scheme to…

FORMER GE HEALTHCARE VALUE-BASED CARE SOLUTIONS GROUP REBRANDS AS VIRENCE HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES

The Value-Based Care Solutions Group, recently acquired by Veritas Capital from GE Healthcare, today announced its rebranding to Virence Health Technologies. The company is a leading software provider that leverages technology and analytics to help healthcare providers across the continuum…

HOW TO USE BLEACH BATHS TO HELP MANAGE ECZEMA FLARES

Although hot water and bubble baths may sound relaxing to many, for those with atopic dermatitis, this can have the opposite effect, causing dry, scaly, red patches to develop on the skin. Affecting nearly…