In a July 6 announcement, CMS shared that coverage is officially available for Leqembi for those who meet certain criteria.

The proposed rule would require that short-term plans are truly short-term and are active for just three months.

The estimated increase is driven by multiple factors, including labor shortages, provider contract negotiations and rising drug prices.

The upcoming changes include a total of 395 new codes, 25 deletions and 13 revisions.

The senior statistician purchased short-term stock options, including some that expired the next day, after allegedly being made aware of Paxlovid’s success in clinical trials ahead of a public announcement.

"Diversity is vital to healthcare, and this court ruling deals a serious blow to our goal of increasing medical career opportunities for historically marginalized and minoritized people."

The new therapy, made from the pancreatic cells of deceased donors, is designed to help adult type 1 diabetes with severe hypoglycemia go a year or longer without needing to take insulin. 

The sales representative is alleged to have falsely documented his sales numbers on invoices submitted to the hospital’s billing department in addition to interfering with their sterilization processes, according to the DOJ.