CardiacWire

AUGUST 18, 2024

The White House finally unveiled its negotiated Medicare drug prices , bringing 38%-76% reductions to the first 10 drugs, while drawing mixed industry reactions. Medicare drug price negotiations are one of the highlighted results of 2022’s Inflation Reduction Act, allowing CMS to negotiate drug prices for the very first time.

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Med Page Today

MAY 4, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

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CardiacWire

MARCH 24, 2024

Less than two weeks after Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss drug Wegovy gained expanded FDA approval for cardiovascular event risk reduction, CMS issued a new Medicare Part D guidance that allows coverage of obesity drugs for senior patients with “an additional medically accepted indication”… like cardiovascular disease.

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HCPLive

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Analysis shows that biosimilar uptake was up to 2-fold greater in Medicare Advantage coverage than traditional Medicare.

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American College of Cardiology

JULY 10, 2024

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the proposed 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS). Of note, the PFS conversion factor has been updated from $33.2875 to $32.3562, a 2.80% cut.

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Cardiometabolic Health Congress

JANUARY 26, 2024

However, the complexities of state-regulated insurance, Medicare insulin caps, and insulin manufacturers’ patient assistance programs create a web of resources that is complicated to navigate. How to Get Insulin for Your Medicare Patients Medicare-lowered insulin costs are automatic and will be available at any in-network pharmacy.

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Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

reported the highest Medicare payment of $38,459 for heart attack care between July 1, 2020, and June 30, 2023, according to CMS data published Oct. Memorial Hospital at Gulfport (Miss.)

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American College of Cardiology

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule and the 2025 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) final rule on Nov.

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American College of Cardiology

JULY 31, 2024

Work, practice, expense and liability relative value units are updated annually through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) rulemaking.

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American College of Cardiology

JULY 16, 2024

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the proposed 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) on July 10, addressing Medicare payment and quality provisions for physicians in the coming year. Under the proposal, physicians will see a decrease to the conversion factor of 2.80% on Jan.

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HCPLive

JULY 27, 2024

A new study found claims for services of opioid treatment programs rose among Medicare beneficiaries after Medicare started covering them.

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American College of Cardiology

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Work, practice, expense and liability relative value units (RVUs) are updated annually through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) rulemaking.

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DAIC

OCTOBER 16, 2024

15, 2024 — The American Medical Association recently released a statement urging Congress to address Medicare reform during the lame duck session later this year. The House position is clear now that 233 members of the House – a solid, bipartisan majority – are urging the Speaker to tackle Medicare reform during the lame duck.

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Med Page Today

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- A new diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease or related dementia was more common after falls than after other traumatic injuries, an analysis of Medicare claims data showed. The study assessed nearly 2.5 million older adults who had.

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American College of Cardiology

MARCH 11, 2024

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on March 9 a new opportunity to request advanced Medicare payments for clinicians impacted by the cyberattack and resulting claims disruptions with Change Healthcare.

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American College of Cardiology

MARCH 21, 2024

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has increased the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) conversion factor by 1.68% – from $32.74 for services rendered Jan. 1 through March 8 to $33.07 for services rendered March 9 through Dec.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

AUGUST 26, 2024

million Medicare beneficiaries are most likely to become eligible for semaglutide. If Medicare Part D narrowly defines cardiovascular disease, majority of patients would remain ineligible while new federal spending could still exceed $10 billion. A new study estimates that 3.6

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Med Page Today

DECEMBER 6, 2023

(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON -- Heart transplant patient Eddie Garcia was "feeling like a million bucks" one day in the summer of 2021. He had just gotten back from a 3-mile walk, something he couldn't do prior to his transplant in 2020 -.

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American College of Cardiology

MARCH 19, 2024

Noel Bairey Merz, MD, FACC, and Vera Bittner, MD, MSPH, FACC, discuss Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Testing Following MI Hospitalization Among Medicare Beneficiaries. In this interview, C.

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American College of Cardiology

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule on Nov. Of note, the 2025 PFS conversion factor is $32.3465, a reduction of 2.83% from $33.2875 in 2024.

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DAIC

OCTOBER 15, 2024

15, 2024 – Elucid has announced that four of the seven Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) will extend coverage for AI-enabled quantitative coronary plaque analysis, including its FDA-cleared PlaqueIQ image analysis software, beginning Nov. tim.hodson Tue, 10/15/2024 - 12:12 Oct.

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DAIC

OCTOBER 16, 2024

15 , 2024 — Four of the seven Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) have released final local coverage determinations (LCD) for AI-Coronary Plaque Analysis (AI-CPA). tim.hodson Wed, 10/16/2024 - 12:36 Oct. The four contractors for the U.S.

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CardiacWire

JULY 13, 2024

However, a Medicare fraud settlement featuring some of Houston’s most prominent institutions and cardiac surgeons reveals the pitfalls of this incentive structure. District Attorney’s office decided that this amounted to Medicare fraud. Allegations claim that between 2013 to 2020 three decorated Baylor St.

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Med Page Today

DECEMBER 14, 2023

(MedPage Today) -- Potential unintended consequences of Medicare's drug-price negotiation program were examined during a panel discussion hosted by The Hill and sponsored by the Alliance for Aging Research, an industry-funded nonprofit. Wednesday.

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American College of Cardiology

AUGUST 15, 2024

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on Aug. 15 announced the results of price negotiations for the first 10 drugs selected for the Medicare Drug Negotiation Program, made possible by the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022.

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American College of Cardiology

DECEMBER 20, 2023

6683), which would eliminate the 3.37% cut to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule set to take effect on Jan. The ACC has launched a grassroots campaign urging members of Congress to cosponsor and pass the Preserving Seniors' Access to Physicians Act of 2023 (H.R. 1, 2024.

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Med Page Today

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Medicare records showed that within. (MedPage Today) -- More vigilance may be needed regarding the amount of benzodiazepines being dispensed to older stroke survivors, though prescription patterns at the national level have improved in recent years.

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American College of Cardiology

MARCH 11, 2024

Congress passed on March 8 appropriations legislation to avert a partial government shutdown, providing partial relief to the 3.37% Medicare cut currently in effect, but the ACC has voiced disappointment that a full fix was not provided.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

MARCH 21, 2024

For Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 years and older, there is no evidence of elevated stroke risk immediately after vaccination with either brand of the COVID-19 bivalent vaccine, according to a study published in the March 19 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JULY 25, 2024

Despite thrombectomy's high success rate in saving the lives of stroke patients, Medicare is paying lower rates over time for the procedure, according to research presented today at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery's (SNIS) 21st Annual Meeting.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Introduction:In recent years, Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollment in the US has increased dramatically relative to traditional Medicare (TM). Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATP80-ATP80, February 1, 2024.

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American College of Cardiology

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule on Nov. Of note, the 2025 PFS conversion factor is $32.3465, reduced 2.83% from $33.2875 in 2024.

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HCPLive

APRIL 9, 2024

Despite the availability of anti-VEGF therapies, there is still a notable disease burden in older adults with vision-threatening retinal diseases.

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DAIC

MARCH 6, 2024

Against the backdrop of persistent Medicare cuts, rising practice costs and spiraling regulatory burdens, this unparalleled cyberattack and disruption threatens the viability of many practices, particularly small practices and those in rural and underserved areas. Ehrenfeld , M.D.,

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Stroke Journal

DECEMBER 8, 2023

BACKGROUND:Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States, one of the leading contributors to Medicare cost, including through Medicare hospice benefits, and the rate of stroke mortality has been increasing since 2013. from 78 812 to 160 884. from 78 812 to 160 884. P<0.001). P<0.001).

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DAIC

JANUARY 29, 2024

The researchers found that Medicare patients undergoing esophagectomy for cancer exhibit identifiable predictors for long-term survival and readmission. These findings suggest opportunities to enhance clinical practice and improve outcomes for Medicare patients undergoing esophagectomy for cancer.

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HeartRhythm

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The Micra AV Coverage with Evidence Development (CED) study is a novel analysis of utilization and outcomes associated with Micra AV leadless pacing among US Medicare patients.

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