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National MI turned heads yesterday by announcing its temporary increase to AUS conforming loan amounts, despite the official FHFA word not coming until the end of November. (More below on the amounts.) Our biz is filled with “numbers people,” good or bad. According to Curinos, September 2023 funded mortgage volume decreased 30 percent YoY and 14 percent MoM. The average 30-year conforming retail funded rate in September was 7.01 percent, 18bps higher than August and 146bps higher t...

One in five Americans now has medical debt in collections, and rising health care costs today threaten every small business in America. Marty Makary, MD, MPH, a New York Times bestselling author and a gastrointestinal surgeon at Johns Hopkins, challenges the medical establishment to remember medicine's noble heritage of caring for people when they are vulnerable. Although the system is broken, he says, the silver lining is that there are some innovative solutions that we can pursue today.

Today I head to Phoenix area for the AzAMP annual conference, and am reminded that, “Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.” The mortgage industry is constantly changing, although Freddie and Fannie have been a somewhat stabilizing influence. But explaining to someone not in the mortgage business what they, the government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) do, is not easy, but in another one of his Mortgage Musings, attorney Brian Levy offers his thoughts on 15 years of bei...

As we head into the red zone with just three weeks left before the 2023 NCPA Annual Convention (Oct. 14-17), we're also in the throes of immunization season. Flu, COVID, RSV – oh, my! With new vaccine products and updates to the ACIP schedule it may be hard to keep up. This session, the "2023 Vaccination Update" at the convention will highlight what you need to know to stay current on all things vaccines, led by Jean-Venable “Kelly” R.

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The Drug Supply Chain Security Act is a big deal, requiring pharmacies to have formal processes to evaluate their prescription drug wholesalers, inspect orders, and maintain transaction tracing data. Your pharmacy team needs to know who is responsible for each and the day-to-day tasks to ensure compliance. They also need to have a plan should problems arise. Enforcement could come from the FDA, the board of pharmacy, or even payers. (The final compliance deadline is Nov.

The opioid crisis is gripping the country and this session, entitled "Pharmacy Solutions for Opioid Use Disorder," at the 2023 NCPA Annual Convention (Oct. 14-17) will equip you with the knowledge to provide comprehensive care for individuals who are suffering from OUD. The panelists will delve into the critical components of providing medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) while exploring the practical aspects of implementing MOUD programs in your pharmacy.

In the latest episode of this industry-leading podcast hosted by Mike Koelzer, NCPA’s own Douglas Hoey previews the upcoming 2023 NCPA Annual Convention (Oct.

Wondering how to decrease your LTCworkflow waste and save money? From Disney to Tesla to Bank of America, companies all over the world have adopted Six Sigma process improvement methodologies to ditch the waste and improve efficiencies in their businesses, and you can, too.