Business/Technology

AID's Actions on Capitol Hill - Part Three

Dec 02, 2017 at 04:32 pm by Staff

In our three-part series covering AID's activities in Washington DC, two recent member updates shared news of AID's visits late last month with representatives from the Federa.... Read More
Clinical

AMA Applauds FDA Commissioner Gottlieb on Opioid Treatment Approach

Dec 02, 2017 at 04:07 pm by Staff

Statement attributed to:Patrice A. Harris, MD, MAImmediate Past Chair of the American Medical Association Board of TrusteesChair, AMA Opioid Task Force "The AMA enthusiastica.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Fountain Pharmacy Expands Services

Dec 01, 2017 at 10:34 am by Staff

Fountain Pharmacy, a local, independently owned service located in Oviedo Plaza on W. Broadway announces its services are fully operational. Timi Alalade, PharmD, frustrated w.... Read More
Clinical

FDA announces approval, CMS proposes coverage of first breakthrough-designated test to detect extensive number of cancer biomarkers

Nov 30, 2017 at 08:36 pm by Staff

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the FoundationOne CDx (F1CDx), the first breakthrough-designated, next generation sequencing (NGS)-based in vitro diagnostic.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Heated And Deep-Pocketed Battle Erupts Over 340B Drug Discount Program

Nov 30, 2017 at 07:48 pm by Staff

  Sarah Jane Tribble, Kaiser Health News A 25-year-old federal drug discount program has grown so big and controversial that it faces a fight for survival as federal of.... Read More
Clinical

The Ratcheting Price Of The Pneumococcal Vaccine: What Gives?

Nov 30, 2017 at 07:29 pm by Staff

  Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News Every November, like clockwork, she gets the same letter, said Dr. Lindsay Irvin, a pediatrician in San Antonio. It's from the dru.... Read More
Business/Technology

Marketplace Confusion Opens Door To Questions About Skinny Plans

Nov 30, 2017 at 07:16 pm by Staff

  Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News Consumers coping with the high cost of health insurance are the target market for new plans claiming to be lower-cost alternatives t.... Read More
Business/Technology

Taken For A Ride? Ambulances Stick Patients With Surprise Bills

Nov 28, 2017 at 08:49 pm by Staff

  Melissa Bailey, Kaiser Health News One patient got a $3,660 bill for a 4-mile ride. Another was charged $8,460 for a trip from one hospital that could not handle his.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

CMS Proposes Policies to Lower the Cost of Prescription Drugs and Combat the Opioid Crisis

Nov 26, 2017 at 08:22 pm by Staff

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that includes a number of changes that, if finalized, will ensure that Part D Medicare enrollees.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Bringing Teams Together to Find a Cure for Cancer

Nov 26, 2017 at 07:48 pm by Staff

The AutoNation Cure Bowl is more than a game. It's a celebration of the women who are living with breast cancer today and those who will face it tomorrow. It's a rally c.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Medicaid Expansion Takes A Bite Out Of Medical Debt

Nov 23, 2017 at 04:40 pm by Staff

  Alex Smith, KCUR, Kaiser Health News As the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress look to scale back Medicaid, many voters and state lawmakers across the c.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Rooting For An Underdog U.S. Health Policy Idea

Nov 23, 2017 at 12:51 am by Staff

  Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News TORONTO -- Ask people in Canada what they make of American health care, and the answer typically falls between bewilderment and out.... Read More
Business/Technology

FDA Raids Florida Stores That Consumers Use To Buy Drugs From Canada

Nov 23, 2017 at 12:42 am by Staff

  Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News The Food and Drug Administration last month sent criminal investigation agents with search warrants into nine storefronts across Cen.... Read More
Independent Physicians

Medical Community Gives Thanks

Nov 22, 2017 at 09:35 am by Staff

Fraser Cobbe Orange County Medical Society, Seminole County Medical Society As communities across the region come together to celebrate this Thanksgiving Holiday and give b.... Read More
Business/Technology

Independent Doctors Group Expands in Penn, Texas

Nov 22, 2017 at 09:18 am by Staff

Frustrated by the increasing pressures on independent doctors to sell out to hospitals and health systems, doctors in Pennsylvania and Texas have banded together to form the.... Read More
Independent Physicians

Exhibit Opportunity - OCMS Annual Meeting - January 23, 2018

Nov 20, 2017 at 07:40 pm by Staff

Dear OCMS Business Partner, The Orange County Medical Society is a non-profit, voluntary membership, professional organization that represents the interests of physicians who.... Read More
Clinical

Despite ACA Cost Protections, Most Adolescents Skip Regular Checkups

Nov 19, 2017 at 06:26 pm by Staff

  Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News As children move through adolescence, some face health hurdles like obesity, sexually transmitted infections, depression and drug.... Read More
Independent Physicians

Local Physicians Advocate for Medicine

Nov 16, 2017 at 08:30 pm by Staff

Fraser Cobbe Orange County Medical Society Seminole County Medical Society Last week, the Orange and Seminole County Medical Societies held an extremely engaging Legislative R.... Read More
Business/Technology

California Firm Running Physician Practices Is Closing Down as Scrutiny Ramps Up

Nov 16, 2017 at 07:24 pm by Staff

  Chad Terhune, Kaiser Health News SynerMed, a company that manages physician practices serving hundreds of thousands of Medicaid and Medicare patients across Californi.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Medicare Seeks Comment On Ways To Cut Costs Of Part D Drugs

Nov 16, 2017 at 07:14 pm by Staff

  Sarah Jane Tribble, Kaiser Health News Noting that the true price of a drug is often hidden from consumers, Medicare officials requested comments late Thursday on how.... Read More