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New Polling: Patients and Providers Oppose Prior Authorization Policies Imposed by Insurers and PBMs

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Friday, March 3, 2023
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Prior authorization is a harmful utilization management practice that requires doctors to obtain specific approval from health insurers before they are able to prescribe a treatment to their patients.

Key Points: 
  • Prior authorization is a harmful utilization management practice that requires doctors to obtain specific approval from health insurers before they are able to prescribe a treatment to their patients.
  • 74% expressed concern that prior authorization can require patients to substitute less effective or ineffective treatments for what their doctors prescribed.
  • “Addressing the administrative burden of prior authorization requests would increase the time providers spend treating patients.”
    Polling results indicate that patients are concerned about prior authorization burdens on providers and office staff, and payer procedures in rheumatology offices create the biggest challenges.
  • 71% of polling respondents are worried that filing and following up on prior authorization requests diverts doctor and staff time spent with patients.

National Health Insurer Scorecard Highlights Serious Medication Access Barriers Among People Living with Autoimmune Diseases

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Thursday, January 26, 2023
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The scorecard examines three common types of medication access barriers that patients often encounter with their insurer: restrictive formulary placement, step therapy, and prior authorization.

Key Points: 
  • The scorecard examines three common types of medication access barriers that patients often encounter with their insurer: restrictive formulary placement, step therapy, and prior authorization.
  • “Unfortunately, many patients – regardless of insurance type – face significant barriers to accessing the medicines they need to keep their conditions under control.
  • This reinforces how health plans give little deference to patient-physician decision-making in selecting medicines for autoimmune diseases, even for those administered in a doctor’s office.
  • The autoimmune diseases covered by this scorecard collectively affect an estimated 15.9 million Americans.

THE FISK FUTURE IS HERE

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Monday, August 22, 2022
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Over the past five years, Fisk University, the oldest institution of higher learning in Nashville and one of the nation's elite historically black colleges and universities (HBCU), has experienced an extraordinary upswing. Enrollment has increased by almost 40% in just four years, despite declines in overall HBCU enrollment. Average test scores for incoming students have increased by 15% and the University has had four Rhodes scholar finalists in the past three years. Fisk has established a host of unique partnerships including with HCA Healthcare, Cravath Swaine & Moore, Marsh McLennan, Google, Ryan Specialty Group, Goldman Sachs, Asurion and the Los Angeles Lakers. Beyond recruitment, these partnerships have resulted in record student outcomes in terms of placement and starting salaries.

Key Points: 
  • Fisk has established a host of unique partnerships including with HCA Healthcare, Cravath Swaine & Moore, Marsh McLennan, Google, Ryan Specialty Group, Goldman Sachs, Asurion and the Los Angeles Lakers.
  • Despite ranking in the bottom 5% in terms of federal HBCU relief support, Fisk has finished three consecutive years with an operational surplus.
  • "We could not be more excited about everything that is happening on campus and particularly the announcement of these two new buildings," said Fisk University Board Chair Frank Sims.
  • "With the increases in enrollment, Fisk is already at capacity and this new living and learning center will take us one step closer to our goal of once again being a campus of 1,600-1,800 students," said Fisk President Vann Newkirk.

Communication Technology Services (CTS) Partners with MicroSeismic to Deploy a High-Performance Private LTE Wireless Network at a Florida Industrial Facility

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Wednesday, May 11, 2022
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MARLBOROUGH, Mass., May 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Communication Technology Services (CTS), an in-building and industrial connectivity solution provider, announced commercial operation of a Private LTE Wireless Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) covering a large industrial facility in Florida in support of sinkhole detection work being performed by MicroSeismic, Inc. MicroSeismic is a leader in passive seismic data acquisition and analysis. Their KarstAlert® technology is used to detect subtle shifts in underground rock formations that may signal sinkhole formation and growth. The data carried by the private LTE network enables MicroSeismic to continuously monitor underground movement before a sinkhole opens to the surface, allowing for timely intervention to mitigate the hazard.  By leveraging CTS's NaaS offering, MicroSeismic gets the speed, reliability and security of a private cellular network while leveraging CTS's expertise in mobile network design, installation, and network operations.

Key Points: 
  • By leveraging CTS's NaaS offering, MicroSeismic gets the speed, reliability and security of a private cellular network while leveraging CTS's expertise in mobile network design, installation, and network operations.
  • The private wireless network employs LTE technology and Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) radio spectrum to create a high-speed, secure network.
  • The CBRS private wireless network provides the communication backbone for the MicroSeismic detection stations.
  • CTS (Communication Technology Services) provides custom, carrier-grade connectivity solutions for enterprises and mobile network operators, solving and managing the most complex networking challenges.

Major Retrospective of Alma W. Thomas at Frist Art Museum Examines Artist's Wide-Ranging Creative Life

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Tuesday, January 11, 2022
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NASHVILLE, Jan. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The Frist Art Museum presents Alma W. Thomas: Everything Is Beautiful , a comprehensive overview of the artist's long, dynamic life (18911978) and multifaceted career that was defined by constant creativity.

Key Points: 
  • NASHVILLE, Jan. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The Frist Art Museum presents Alma W. Thomas: Everything Is Beautiful , a comprehensive overview of the artist's long, dynamic life (18911978) and multifaceted career that was defined by constant creativity.
  • "Throughout her career, the art departments and galleries of historically Black colleges and universities provided Thomas with vital support," says Frist Art Museum senior curator Trinita Kennedy.
  • Co-organized by the Chrysler Museum of Art and The Columbus Museum, Georgia
    Aflac is proud to sponsor Alma W. Thomas: Everything Is Beautiful.
  • The Frist Art Museum is supported in part by The Frist Foundation, the Metro Nashville Arts Commission, the Tennessee Arts Commission, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

AFGE Endorses Michigan's Gretchen Driskell for Congress

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Thursday, July 12, 2018
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"Gretchen Driskell will work tirelessly to strengthen Social Security and Medicare, including making sure these agencies have the staff necessary to get the work done for the growing number of retiring baby boomers.

Key Points: 
  • "Gretchen Driskell will work tirelessly to strengthen Social Security and Medicare, including making sure these agencies have the staff necessary to get the work done for the growing number of retiring baby boomers.
  • "Gretchen also comes from a military background and understands the importance of the Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans.
  • AFGE is the largest federal employee union in the country, representing 700,000 federal and D.C. government workers in all functions of government.
  • For the latest AFGE news and information, visit the AFGE Media Center .