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STAT+: Health plan formularies lowered barriers to fair access to some drugs, analysis finds

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Department of Veterans Affairs. Almost uniformly, the 11 formularies made the drugs available fairly when judged on three criteria: eligibility based on clinical data, restrictions placed on prescribers, and step therapy, which requires patients to try other medicines before insurers approve a prescription.

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FDA to Phase Out Animal Testing for Monoclonal Antibodies and other Drugs

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The FDA, working with other federal agencies, such as the National Institutes of Health, the National Toxicity Program, and the Department of Veterans Affairs, will host a public workshop later this year to gather feedback and discuss a roadmap for implementation.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a Vertex pain drug, the Feds suing CVS over opioids, and more

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Department of Veterans Affairs. Almost uniformly, the 11 formularies made the drugs available fairly when judged on three criteria: eligibility based on clinical data, restrictions placed on prescribers, and step therapy, which requires patients to try other medicines before insurers approve a prescription.

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NHC Responds to NIH Artificial Intelligence Strategy RFI

Putting Patients First Blog

15 To this end, the NIH should invest in the development of shared testbeds—jointly operated with agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)—to enable controlled evaluation of clinical AI tools across a variety of settings and use cases.

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STAT+: Abortion opponents expect reversal of Biden policy allowing the procedure at VA facilities

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WASHINGTON — Abortion opponents believe that a repeal is in the works for a Biden administration policy allowing abortions for veterans and their dependents in limited circumstances at Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities.

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Massive study of veterans’ DNA shows how diversity can help researchers decipher the genome

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Department of Veterans Affairs analyzed data from nearly 636,000 veterans to look for genetic variants associated with more than 2,000 traits, such as height, blood glucose levels, and whether subjects had certain cancers. A team of researchers involved in an ongoing project spearheaded by the U.S.

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Blind employee takes VA to court saying new EHR from Oracle is inaccessible

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A blind employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs is suing the federal agency on grounds that their new electronic health records system makes it impossible for her to do her job.