Healthcare Reform

White Paper Reveals Striking Data on Health Disparities in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities

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Monday, March 20, 2023
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Today, CareQuest Institute for Oral Health ®, the Society of American Indian Dentists (SAID), and the National Indian Health Board’s (NIHB) Tribal Oral Health Initiative released a white paper on oral health disparities in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities.

Key Points: 
  • Today, CareQuest Institute for Oral Health ®, the Society of American Indian Dentists (SAID), and the National Indian Health Board’s (NIHB) Tribal Oral Health Initiative released a white paper on oral health disparities in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230320005530/en/
    The white paper, “American Indian and Alaska Native Communities Face a ‘Disproportionate Burden of Oral Disease’: Reversing Inequities Involves Challenges and Opportunities,” includes striking new data from CareQuest Institute’s State of Oral Health Equity in America survey and offers strategic recommendations on how to address disparities and inequities facing AI/AN communities.
  • “The data and research in this white paper affirm the serious health disparities that AI/AN communities have faced for generations due to structural racism and historical trauma,” said CareQuest Institute CEO and President Myechia Minter-Jordan, MD, MBA.
  • Our hope is that the data and recommendations in this white paper help address the deep health inequities facing this population.

California Selects Civica Rx as Its Insulin Manufacturing Partner

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Saturday, March 18, 2023
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Civica Inc. (Civica, Civica Rx) today announced it will manufacture insulins for the State of California’s CalRx Biosimilar Insulin Initiative as part of its insulin manufacturing work.

Key Points: 
  • Civica Inc. (Civica, Civica Rx) today announced it will manufacture insulins for the State of California’s CalRx Biosimilar Insulin Initiative as part of its insulin manufacturing work.
  • “California’s partnership with Civica is a game changer,” said California Governor Gavin Newsom.
  • Civica and CalRx have the mutual goal of ensuring access to affordable insulins that have single, low transparent prices.
  • The next phase of this partnership is assessing options for the standup of an insulin manufacturing facility in California and further efforts to disrupt the insulin market and provide additional benefits for patients who depend on this life saving drug.

Alliance for Food and Farming: “Dirty Dozen” List Discredited by Peer Reviewed Research, Government Data

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023
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The research also found that the list authors follow no scientifically established methodology in the development of their list.

Key Points: 
  • The research also found that the list authors follow no scientifically established methodology in the development of their list.
  • From Environmental Working Group’s (EWG) “Dirty Dozen” report: “The Shoppers Guide does not incorporate risk assessment into the calculations.
  • The Alliance for Food and Farming is a non-profit organization formed in 1989 which represents organic and conventional farmers.
  • Our mission is to deliver credible information about the safety of fruits and vegetables.

DocGo Awarded $180M in New Business in the United States, United Kingdom Since January as Demand for Mobile Healthcare Grows

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Monday, March 13, 2023
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The company expects all related contracts to be fully rolled out by the end of Q3 2023.

Key Points: 
  • The company expects all related contracts to be fully rolled out by the end of Q3 2023.
  • “These new agreements underscore how DocGo’s innovative, technology-driven care delivery model is resonating with health systems and municipalities,” said President and COO Lee Bienstock.
  • “Our approach to RFP responses is rapidly maturing, resulting in more awards of increasing size.”
    To accommodate this growth, DocGo will hire hundreds of clinicians and will increase the size of its fleet by more than 100 vehicles.
  • As part of DocGo’s Zero Emission initiative to have an all-electric fleet by 2032, DocGo will be adding a number of EV vehicles as part of this effort, demonstrating a continued commitment to sustainability.

CAP Discusses Actions to Eliminate Health Disparities with Congressional Black Caucus

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Friday, March 10, 2023
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College of American Pathologists (CAP) President Emily E. Volk, MD, FCAP met with the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Health Braintrust during a forum to discuss strategies to address inequities in health care on March 10.

Key Points: 
  • College of American Pathologists (CAP) President Emily E. Volk, MD, FCAP met with the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Health Braintrust during a forum to discuss strategies to address inequities in health care on March 10.
  • Dr. Volk provided an overview of the CAP’s work to eliminate disparities in diagnostic algorithms and reference ranges, as well as current advocacy policies supporting Medicaid expansion and mitigating social determinants of health.
  • “By advocating for policies that reduce disparities we are creating an equitable system for both patients and physicians,” Dr. Volk said.
  • “For physicians to be successful, we must have the right health care policy infrastructure in place to take care of patients.

Community Health Centers’ Deal Walks PhRMA Fox into 340B Henhouse, says AHF

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Thursday, March 9, 2023
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AIDS Healthcare Foundation ( AHF ) strongly condemns the new 10-point plan and partnership the drug industry has cooked up with community health centers as a dangerous deal designed to destroy the 340B Drug Pricing Program , a vital part of the U.S. health care safety net.

Key Points: 
  • AIDS Healthcare Foundation ( AHF ) strongly condemns the new 10-point plan and partnership the drug industry has cooked up with community health centers as a dangerous deal designed to destroy the 340B Drug Pricing Program , a vital part of the U.S. health care safety net.
  • “PhRMA set a trap, and the National Association of Community Health Centers ( NACHC ) walked right into it.
  • Health centers are doing a deal with the devil, giving PhRMA the means to kill 340B,” said Michael Weinstein, president of AHF.
  • This is a betrayal by the community clinics that invites the fox into the henhouse.

AHF Commends President Biden for Efforts to Lower Drug Prices

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Thursday, March 9, 2023
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AIDS Healthcare Foundation ( AHF ) applauds President Biden’s continued efforts to lower prescription drug prices for all Americans.

Key Points: 
  • AIDS Healthcare Foundation ( AHF ) applauds President Biden’s continued efforts to lower prescription drug prices for all Americans.
  • AHF understands impediments to reform have long stood in the way of bending the cost curve down when it comes to prescription drug spending.
  • AHF looks forward to how new proposals in the 2024 budget will help patients access medications at affordable prices.
  • At a time when drug makers and pharmacy benefit managers force never-ending price hikes onto Americans, President Biden has decided to take on powerful interests bent on profits over health outcomes.

BioTek reMEDys Featured as a Corporate Member of the Month by National Association of Specialty Pharmacy

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Tuesday, March 7, 2023
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BioTek reMEDys , one of the nation’s largest independent specialty infusion pharmacies focused on rare diseases, was honored this week by the National Association of Specialty Pharmacy ( NASP ) to receive a March Corporate Member Spotlight as part of the NASP Spotlight Corporate Members of the Month Program.

Key Points: 
  • BioTek reMEDys , one of the nation’s largest independent specialty infusion pharmacies focused on rare diseases, was honored this week by the National Association of Specialty Pharmacy ( NASP ) to receive a March Corporate Member Spotlight as part of the NASP Spotlight Corporate Members of the Month Program.
  • “We are honored to be recognized by our peers and colleagues in the specialty pharmacy space as a leading organization in the field,” said Chai Gadde, CEO and founder of BioTek reMEDys.
  • Founded in 2011, BioTek reMEDys, based in New Castle, DE, has become one of the nation’s largest independent infusion pharmacies focused on home infusion.
  • Chai Gadde opened the pharmacy to meet the specific needs of patients who require specialty medications.

Vizient Hosts Congressional Briefing on Pressures Facing Hospitals

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Tuesday, March 7, 2023
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Yesterday on Capitol Hill, Vizient, Inc. hosted a policy briefing titled, “Provider Pressures Persist: Hospitals' Struggles Against Financial, Workforce and Supply Chain Strains” at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C.

Key Points: 
  • Yesterday on Capitol Hill, Vizient, Inc. hosted a policy briefing titled, “Provider Pressures Persist: Hospitals' Struggles Against Financial, Workforce and Supply Chain Strains” at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C.
  • Attended by more than 50 Congressional staff and other healthcare stakeholders, this briefing focused on how hospitals are responding to mounting pressures while continuing to provide essential community benefits.
  • Despite these challenges, these providers, and others, are committed to patient care and delivering critical community benefits.
  • Vizient looks forward to continuing to partner alongside policymakers and our provider members to help hospitals overcome challenges associated with rising costs and the evolving healthcare delivery landscape in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Proposed Staffing Mandates Would Reduce Hospital Care Capacity by 15%, Threatening Care for 70,000 Minnesotans Annually

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Tuesday, March 7, 2023
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The proposed bill, SF 1561/HF 1700, aims to establish staffing committees with the power to set nurse staffing ratios.

Key Points: 
  • The proposed bill, SF 1561/HF 1700, aims to establish staffing committees with the power to set nurse staffing ratios.
  • If a rigid registered nurse (RN) to patient ratio is implemented without flexibility to care for patients, MHA estimates it would reduce hospital care capacity by 15% and threaten care for 70,000 patients in Minnesota.
  • The analysis also suggests that the proposed mandates would worsen the health care workforce crisis.
  • Relying on nurse staffing agencies in hospitals results in increased health care costs for patients, employers, and communities.