Monthly Archives: June 2017

Today's Top Story AMA House of Delegates addresses high drug prices and other key issues. At the annual meeting of the American Medical Association (AMA), currently under way in Chicago, the AMA House of Delegates over the weekend deliberated several measures aimed at combatting high prescription drug prices. These measures include providing support for Medicare to negotiate lower prices and requesting that federal regulators require drug makers to advertise the suggested retail price of their products. Modern Healthcare [...]

Today's Top Story FDA asks Endo Pharmaceuticals to stop marketing Opana ER pain medication. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has requested that Endo Pharmaceuticals voluntarily remove reformulated Opana ER (oxymorphone hydrochloride) from the market due to public health consequences of abuse. Opana ER was first approved in 2006 for management of moderate-to-severe pain when a continuous, around-the-clock opioid analgesic is needed for an extended period of time. In 2012, the manufacturer reformulated the drug to make [...]

Today's Top Story AHCA found to comply with rules on reconciliation, but Senate may write its own healthcare bill. The Hill reports that the U.S. Senate Budget Committee has determined that the American Health Care Act (AHCA) passed May 4 by the U.S. House of Representatives complies with the Senate reconciliation process. Bills that comply with reconciliation can bypass filibuster and be passed with a simple 51-vote majority. However, the reconciliation process may not matter, as Senate leaders [...]

Today's Top Story Study: Sagittal spinal deformity may be linked to increased risk of THA instability. According to a study published in the June issue of The Journal of Arthroplasty concomitant spinal deformity may be linked to total hip arthroplasty (THA) instability. The researchers used standing stereoradiography to evaluate spinopelvic parameters, acetabular cup anteversion, and inclination of 139 THAs among 107 patients with sagittal spinal deformity. They found that the rate of THA dislocation was 8.0 percent, with [...]

Today's Top Story Less than half of U.S. physicians own their own practices. AMA Wire reports that, for the first time, less than half of physicians own their own practices. Researchers reviewed information from American Medical Association Physician Practice Benchmark Surveys of physicians who provide at least 20 hours of patient care per week, are not employed by the federal government, and practice in one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia. They found that in [...]