BioSpace News Archive

Policy

State Fund Reduces Opioid Prescriptions by 60 Percent

State Compensation Insurance Fund, California’s stable provider of workers’ compensation insurance, has significantly reduced the number of opioid prescriptions for injured workers by 60 percent since launching its opioid-reduction program in 2014.

June 7, 2018
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Genetown

Early 2019 insurance rates highlight a need for benefit alternatives

Insurance Consultant ClaimLinx offers employers a solution for rising health care costs

June 7, 2018
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2 min read
Biotech Beach

Tagnos Receives Cisco Investment

Clinical logistics automation solution gains traction in hospitals, driven by integration with Cisco Webex Teams app for continuous teamwork with video meetings, group messaging, file sharing and white boarding.

June 7, 2018
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3 min read
Business

Process Stream & Sparta Systems Announce Partnership to Provide Expert TrackWise Managed Services & Technical Account Management

Process Stream announced a joint venture with Sparta Systems

June 7, 2018
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3 min read
Business

Food Allergy Research & Education Names Lisa Gable Chief Executive Officer

Executive with Business, Government and Nonprofit Leadership Experience Selected to Lead National Food Allergy Organization

June 7, 2018
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2 min read
Business

White Dog Labs Israel and AdvanceBio Announce Collaboration on a New Clostridia Based Technology

White Dog Labs Israel and AdvanceBio have received a grant from BIRD Energy, a BIRD Foundation (Israel-US Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation) program, to further develop CelZyme™

June 7, 2018
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2 min read
Biotech Beach

WMIS, ACR and SNMMI Urge CMS to Reopen Reconsideration for NaF PET

Medicare patients with metastatic cancers may be negatively impacted by the recent decision of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to decline to provide coverage for 18F-sodium fluoride positron emission tomography (NaF PET) imaging.

June 7, 2018
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4 min read
Biotech Bay

Scrambler Maverick Motorcycle Generates Massive Donation For Shriners Hospitals For Children At MECUM Auction

Inaugural Scrambler Maverick Custom Motorcycle Makes Waves at the Bi-Annual Motorcycle Auction in Las Vegas

June 7, 2018
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3 min read
BioCapital

ONDCP, Truth Initiative and the Ad Council Join Forces on National Effort to Fight Opioid Misuse Among America’s Youth and Young Adults

Leading Media Partners and Digital Platforms to Support ‘The Truth About Opioids’ Campaign

June 7, 2018
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6 min read
Policy

Vitality Health Plan of California Receives Conditional Approval from CMS for Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug Product in 2019 Election Period

Vitality Health Plan of California (Vitality) announced today it received conditional approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to offer its Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug (MAPD) product to Medicare beneficiaries during the upcoming 2019 Annual Election Period.

June 7, 2018
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