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Recently adopted legislation has repealed the sustainable growth rate formula

AMA Announces End of Sustainable Growth Rate Formula

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Legislation includes provisions such as simplification of reporting programs, incentive payments
A clinical trial of an Ebola vaccine has been launched in the West African nation of Sierra Leone

CDC: Ebola Vaccine Trial Launches in Sierra Leone

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Roughly 6,000 health workers will get shots in country hit hard by current outbreak
Significantly more adults in Florida and Texas struggle to pay medical bills or pay off medical debt over time compared with residents of New York and California

Medical Debt Burden Higher in Texas, Florida

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California and New York fully expanded Medicaid coverage under ACA, but Texas and Florida did not
Nearly all pharmacists have experienced upswings in the acquisition costs of generic drugs

Pharmacists Raise Concerns for Patient Access to Generic Drugs

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Survey shows it takes one month or longer for PBMs to fix maximum allowed costs underpayments
Physicians have only 45 days to review and dispute reports regarding their financial ties to drug and medical device manufacturers reported under the Physician Payments Sunshine Act

Limited Time Available to Review Sunshine Act Data

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Doctors have limited time period to review financial data and dispute reports before they go public
The use of long-acting

CDC: Long-Acting Contraceptive Use Rising Among U.S. Teens

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U.S. government report says implants and IUDs are effective and safe options
A new breath test (the Gastric Emptying Breath Test) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to aid in the diagnosis of gastroparesis.

FDA Approves New Test That Helps Diagnose Gastroparesis

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Test is less invasive and can be administered in the physician's office
Fewer people are being treated in U.S. emergency departments for ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack

ER Visits for Ischemic Stroke, TIA Down Over Past Decade

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CDC study finds fewer patients treated in ERs for blood clots in the brain
Travelers are bringing a drug-resistant strain of the Shigella sonnei bacteria to the United States and spreading it to other people

CDC: Multidrug-Resistant Shigellosis Spreading in U.S.

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Strain of Shigella is easily transmitted and causes tough-to-treat diarrhea, CDC says
The Impella 2.5 System has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to maintain stable heart function and blood circulation during high-risk cardiac operations

FDA Approves New Miniature Blood Pump System

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Maintains circulation during high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention procedures