The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ second edition of the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans was released at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions meeting Nov. 11. The second edition provides evidence-based recommendations for youth ages 3 through 17 and adults to safely get the physical activity they

  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 addition to providing protection against pulmonary embolism (PE) during the

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 virtual care, saving Medicare beneficiaries time and money while improving

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 plan to consolidate codes for Medicare patient visits, it made

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 have to engage in 80 hours a month of “community

    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 Medicare, the International Price Index (IPI) Model. The model aims to:

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, but we also honor and will forever cherish the life

  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 have each received more than $100,000 from pharmaceutical companies. Two

  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 sell dietary supplements, skin creams and testosterone to patients. Roix and the

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 of care effectively manage their financial, clinical and human capital