Lawsuits advancing in federal court in Alabama allege that the 37 independently owned Blue Cross and Blue Shield health insurers, which cover about a third of Americans, are functioning as an illegal cartel. Source: Antitrust Lawsuits Target Blue Cross and Blue Shield… Read More
New report sheds light on five years of cases against NPs. The bottom line is that malpractice claims are hitting Nurse Practitioners. This trend sheds light on the expansion of practice of NPs Doctors aren’t the only ones who get to worry about malpractice. A report from insurance firm CNA, in partnership with the Nurses… Read More
The FDA approved on November15, 2017 a new type considered a “first-in-class” electric neurostimulation device to relieve symptoms of opioid withdrawal. The NSS-2 Bridge device is a small, battery-powered electrical nerve stimulator that is placed behind a patient’s ear and emits electrical pulses to stimulate branches of certain cranial nerves. Patients can use the device… Read More
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