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CMS Proposes Major Changes to Prior Authorization

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Under a proposed new rule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will require certain payers to automate their pre-authorization processes, respond more quickly, provide reasons for denials and make certain metrics public, the agency announced Tuesday. If implemented, the proposed rule would require “affected payors” to share pre-authorization decisions within 72 hours for …

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Ionis Announces European Medicines Agency Accepts Marketing Authorization Application for Tofersen to Treat Rare Genetic Form of ALS

Ionis Announces European Medicines Agency Accepts Marketing Authorization Application for Tofersen to Treat Rare Genetic Form of ALS

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SOD1-ALS affects approximately 2% of people living with ALS worldwide1 If approved, tofersen would be the world’s first treatment to target a genetic cause of ALS EMA acceptance follows FDA acceptance of tofersen NDA earlier this year CARLSBAD, Calif., December 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: IONS) announced today that the European Medicines …

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Healthcare - FDA Suspends Authorization of Latest COVID Antibody Drug

Healthcare – FDA Suspends Authorization of Latest COVID Antibody Drug

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RIP to Christine McVie, the singer-songwriter responsible for some of Fleetwood Mac’s greatest hits. In healthcare today, the rise of the novel COVID-19 omicron BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 subvariants has led to the only remaining monoclonal antibody therapy no longer being cleared by the FDA. Welcome to night health care, where we follow the latest developments …

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Little appetite for Manchin's authorization bill in lame session of Congress | The pulse

Little appetite for Manchin’s authorization bill in lame session of Congress | The pulse

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Survey highlights impact of prior authorization on cancer care

Survey highlights impact of prior authorization on cancer care

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Respondents to an American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) survey said prior authorization delays needed care, worsens cancer care outcomes and distracts clinicians from caring for their patients. Almost all survey participants report that a patient has experienced harm as a result of prior authorization processes, including significant patient health impacts such as disease progression …

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