The participants in CMS’s Medicare Part D model designed to incentivize medication adherence programs will include some of the largest insurers in the U.S.

SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 3, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A four-organization biotech group led by San Antonio-based nonprofit BioBridge Global (BBG) has been awarded a $7.8 million contract from the Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (MTEC).

New research from the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) points to evidence that many patients who claim they have a penicillin allergy may actually not have one.

As researchers begin to understand more about the Zika virus, the CDC is updating its recommendations for the public based on new information. On Sept. 30, the agency changed its guidelines to recommend couples wait at least six months from the last possible exposure to Zika before trying to become pregnant. 

Some 179 members of Congress have accused CMS of overstepping its authority in making bundled payment models, like one for cardiac episodes, mandatory without getting their approval.

A flurry of legislative activity in California in September included several new laws that will impact healthcare in the state.

More than 100 scientists met in California to find a solution to the increasingly research-thwarting problem of unreliable antibodies, according to NPR. 

CMS has finalized its rule updating requirements for long-term care facilities participating in Medicare and Medicaid, the first such update since 1991.