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OIG audit: Aetna may have raked in $25.5M in MA overpayments in 2015, 2016

Fierce Healthcare

million in overpayments from Medicare Advantage in 2015 and 2016. | million in overpayments from Medicare Advantage in 2015 and 2016. A new federal audit estimates that Aetna may have received at least $25.5 A new federal audit estimates that Aetna may have received at least $25.5

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U.N.: Progress on reducing global maternal mortality has stalled since 2015

STAT

The progress the world has made in reducing maternal mortality has stalled in recent years, with some regions — including Europe and Northern America — backsliding since 2015, according to a new report from United Nations agencies.

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Biosimilars: Are They Delivering the Cost Savings Promised?

Pharmacy Times

Since the first FDA biosimilar approval of filgrastim-sndz (Zarxio) in 2015, a total of 44 biosimilars for 15 originator products have been approved and more than 20 are marketed.

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With placenta-on-a-chip, researchers hope to gauge how drugs and toxins impact pregnancy

STAT

Early in her pregnancy in 2015, Nicole Hashemi wanted to know how much caffeine was safe for her to consume. “I was actually advised not to drink a lot of caffeine,” Hashemi, an associate professor of mechanical engineering at Iowa State University, told STAT.

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3rd time's the charm: AbbVie scores FDA nod for continuous Parkinson's disease therapy Vyalev

Fierce Pharma

AbbVie made history in 2015 with its Parkinson’s disease infusion pump therapy Duopa, kicking off a trend of delivery system innovation in the space as drugmakers sought to avoid the common pitfall | The 24-hour Parkinson's disease therapy crossed the FDA finish line after an initial manufacturing-related rejection last year and another snub in (..)

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Precision medicine company Tempus AI files to go public

Fierce Healthcare

Founded in 2015, Tempus says it’s built the world’s largest library of clinical and molecular data along with an operating system to make those data accessible and useful for providers to inform patient care. Three years after talks of an IPO surfaced, health tech company Tempus AI lit the fuse and is looking to go public this year.

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STAT’s Inaugural Diversity Report and Commitment to a Workplace of Diversity and Inclusion

STAT

Here, we share the self-reported gender and racial/ethnic demographics of our staff from STAT’s inception in 2015 through 2022. Snapshot of our findings In 2015, women were underrepresented on staff and in management. The percentage of the entire staff who are people of color has doubled since 2015, growing from 15% to 31%.

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