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Cancer diagnostics company, Pacific Edge Limited (NZX:
PEB) is pleased to report accelerating revenue growth in its
key markets as it starts to benefit from the major
commercial milestones achieved in FY21 and despite the
ongoing challenges and headwinds of COVID-19 throughout the
year.
CEO of Pacific Edge, David Darling, commented:
“Pacific Edge has delivered a strong result with a lift in
momentum in our targeted markets, despite the impact that
COVID-19 had on our business throughout the year. We
delivered strong growth in operating revenue and operating
cashflow, a reduction in our net loss and a significantly
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has proposed to delay a rule requiring drugmakers to report their multiple best prices, including discounts offered to consumers, under Medicaid s drug rebate program.
The value-based purchasing arrangement rule came out under the Trump Administration. CMS had proposed establishing minimum standards in Medicaid state drug utilization review to support value-based purchasing for drugs covered by Medicaid.
July 1, 2022 is the new date for drugmakers to report. Comments are being taken for 30 days.
The reason for the delay is to provide more time for CMS, states and manufacturers to make the complex system changes necessary to implement the new best price and value-based purchasing program given the COVID-19 public health emergency, the proposed rule said.
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Karine Jean-Pierre becomes first Black woman in 30 years to lead White House press briefing. Image: Youtube/NBC News
White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre made history becoming the first Black woman in three decades to lead a White House press briefing.
Jean-Pierre took the podium in the James S. Brady Briefing Room Wednesday becoming the first Black woman since Judy Smith, who became the first Black woman to lead a press briefing under George H.W. Bush in 1991.
She’s also the first openly gay woman in the role.
The former Columbia University professor commented on the historic moment during the last question she took from reporters.
Opportunities to maximize the waiver model in Maryland Michael Goldberg | May 26, 2021
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Maryland’s waiver model of care – the “Maryland Model” – is well regarded by a range of stakeholders, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t still work left to do. At the 2021 Maryland State of Reform Health Policy Conference, a panel of experts talked through how best to continue to improve on Maryland’s model of care, and where efforts at system improvement will yield the best returns.
The panel included:
Bob Atlas (Chief Executive Officer, Maryland Hospital Association), Maria Harris Tildon (Executive Vice President, Public Policy & Government Affairs, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield), Joe DeMattos, Jr. (Chief Executive Officer, Health Facilities Association of Maryland) and Joshua Sharfstein, MD (Vice Dean for Public Health Practice and Community Engagement, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health).
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FAIRLAWN, Ohio, May 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ It s been widely reported that due to fears regarding coronavirus, many Americans have delayed receiving essential medical care, including the postponement of orthopaedic procedures such as joint replacements.
The lobby and dining area of the new Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center Hospital includes an outdoor lounge.
Wall screens in the surgery waiting area of the new Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center Hospital will enhance privacy.
Rendering of the new Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center Hospital.
Gordon Bennett, M.D., foot and ankle surgeon and Chairman of the Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center Board of Directors