December 2018

Our e-newsletter for Enterprise Risk Management, Claim Settlement and Healthcare Solutions.

• Medicare Proposes Rules for 2020 Drug Pricing

  On November 26, 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed new rules to offer lower cost drug options and support the private sector by providing tools to lower the cost of prescription drugs.  The objective is to lower drug costs by the 2020 contract year.     Read more >>

  More Risk, Claim and Healthcare News …

• Risk Managers Can Play A Key Role in Claim Settlement.  Risk managers play an essential role in the process by ensuring that those who grant settlement authority understand the mission-critical yet often subtle nuances of the process. The task of risk managers is to convey the known facts supporting the calculation so that they may obtain the appropriate settlement authority within the organization.  View article…

• U.S. Court Allows Generic Version of Indivior Opioid Abuse Drug.

  A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday allowed generic drug company Dr. Reddy's Laboratories to sell a copycat version of the Indivior Plc opioid treatment Suboxone Film, sending Indivior's stock price down more than 40 percent.  View article...

• New Type of Nerve Stimulation Relieves Chronic Back Pain. A new type of nerve stimulation therapy could provide long-term relief for chronic back pain that has not responded to other treatments, including spinal cord stimulation. It could also help certain people who need a non-drug form of pain therapy.  View article...

• What are the Health Effects of Chronic Stress?  Stress is a biological response to demanding situations and a regular part of daily life. Stress becomes chronic when the body’s response goes on for a prolonged period. Chronic stress can have a range of health effects.  View article...

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