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Tag Archives: Affordable Care Act
The Affordable Care Act is Here to Stay
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 includes provisions that could lead to new and improved treatments, cures and cost savings for patients. All of these changes, however, will impact the biotechnology industry and the future of patient access to needed medicines. In an expert panel at the 2013 BIO International Convention moderated by BioCentury’s Steve Usdin, multiple stakeholders addressed key elements of the ACA focused on both the value the ACA Read More >
Show Me the Money: Reimbursement in an ACA World
A panel at the BIO CEO & Investor Conference focused on reimbursement discussed value from a variety of perspectives and agreed that the landscape is shifting dramatically. The reimbursement roundtable featured payors, providers, and other stakeholders discussing Affordable Care Act (ACA) implementation and the wider reimbursement landscape. With many key provisions of the ACA slated to take effect in 2013 and beyond, the industry is facing sweeping changes to the managed care and reimbursement road map. Read More >
Biosimilars Ahead, Proceed with Caution
By Richard M. Dolinar, M.D., Chairman, Alliance for Safe Biologic Medicines In today’s budget-constrained world, the goal for health care is not only to save lives but also to save money. On Friday, May 11, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will hold a one-day public hearing on important medicines, known as biosimilars, that are under FDA consideration to come to the United States (U.S.) and offer the opportunity to help achieve the second prong Read More >
Current Challenges in Payment Reform
By Alyson Pusey, BIO. The Affordable Care Act created several demonstration projects to test innovative care delivery systems that increase quality of care while decreasing costs. Speaking as a panelist was Jonathan Blum, Deputy Administrator and Director of the Center for Medicare at CMS, who discussed how the agency is thinking about payment reform. Evidenced by the recent proposed rule on accountable care organizations (ACOs), the agency is looking to providers and the health care Read More >
