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Providers and payers initiated 16% more disputes in the second half of 2025 compared with the first half, according to new federal data. But arbiters are closing challenges more quickly and tackling a backlog of disputes.
Read full article →Tuesday’s appeal is the latest development in Clover’s legal saga to get the CMS to recalculate its Medicare Advantage star ratings.
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- An FDA advisory committee voted Thursday to remove compounding restrictions on two peptides -- BPC-157 and KPV -- despite little evidence the products are safe or effective for medical use. BPC-157, touted by wellness influencers...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Frustrations are growing as Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has been absent from the Senate for 40 days, leading to speculation about his health and the truth of his statement from nearly 2 weeks ago. This week, Kentucky Gov. Andy...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Exceptional memory at age 80 and beyond was not due simply to good genes, an analysis of prospective data suggested. The study assessed outcomes for superagers -- people 80 or older with episodic memory at least as good as...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The Senate health committee delayed a planned vote Thursday on whether to advance the nomination of Erica Schwartz, MD, MPH, to lead the CDC. The committee plans to vote next week on whether to forward Schwartz's nomination...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The following contains links to social media websites including Bluesky, X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Public health professional Alex Sundermann, DrPH, explained that determining which lettuce is safe to eat...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- In a Chinese randomized trial, structured singing therapy for supragastric belching led to significantly greater response rates compared with diaphragmatic breathing. (Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology) Analysis of FDA...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- HHS has altered the charters of two vaccine-related committees: the Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines (ACCV) and the National Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC). The timing isn't unusual, as both charters are up for renewal...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Autonomic tachycardia has a significantly stronger association with classic dermatomyositis (DM) than previously recognized and may warrant evaluation in symptomatic patients, authors of a retrospective review concluded. Almost...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- An available vaccine for Ebola might provide partial protection against the ongoing outbreak of Bundibugyo virus, which has no licensed vaccines or therapeutics, according to new research. Using 179 serum samples from children...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- A 27-year-old woman died after getting a nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) injection from an unlicensed doctor at a lifestyle clinic in the Bronx, N.Y. (CBS News) Jacquelyn Starer, MD, of Massachusetts, has lost the right...
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