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Entresto, Novartis’s novel heart failure drug, gained FDA approval earlier today...approval arrived 6 weeks ahead of the drug’s action date...the drug had already received a fast track designation and an expedited review under the FDA’s priority review program.

Increased Death Risk Internationally–If Admitted To A Hospital Over The Weekend...Emergencies happen 24/7–so why is it when we are admitted to a hospital on a weekend, the care we receive might not be exactly the same as the care we are given during a standard work week?..

Affordable Care Act continues to drive changes in...providers' strategies for treating and managing chronic conditions....shifts to value-based payments...focus on preventive care and early detection for those chronic conditions... providers now...address sociodemographic factors such as food and housing access, tobacco use and substance abuse, and transportation access to manage population health..

Advocates for better end-of-life care expect Medicare to soon announce that it will start paying physicians for having advanced-care planning conversations with patients...The new policy could be part of an annual Medicare physician payment rule, which could be released any day.

Patients of a Detroit-area doctor received "stunning" doses of a powerful, expensive drug that exposed them to life-threatening infections,..as a judge heard details about a cancer specialist who fleeced insurance companies and harmed hundreds of people....

The cases of five children receiving improper medicine at a county-run clinic for the uninsured is being reviewed to see if the incidents are criminal,..."The matter is being reviewed by our office to determine if the conduct rises to the level of a crime," according to Salem County Prosecutor John T. Lenahan.

Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong is being honored by D.A.R.E America and the Drug Enforcement Agency as the 2015 DEA/D.A.R.E Law Enforcement Executive of the Year. The award is given to a law enforcement officer who is committed to drug prevention and enforcement.

'CMS aims to make sure that care in the home is supported by a value-based care delivery model that is consistent with the rest of the system'..poised to launch a new model of care designed to support greater quality of care among Medicare beneficiaries..

U.S. government will pay $1.3 million to the family of a baby who died at a Hawaii military hospital (Tripler Army Medical Center), according to a settlement announced Monday in a medical malpractice lawsuit.

AstraZeneca LP has agreed to pay the United States and participating states a total of $46.5 million,..to resolve allegations that it knowingly underpaid rebates owed under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program