Huge Valeant price hike on lead poisoning drug sparks anger
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) A drug used to treat lead poisoning is causing a toxic reaction among hospitals and
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Author: Eileen Cook
Improper Medicare Payments
The Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General recently released a report stating Medicare made improper payments to providers
Read MoreMedical equipment hits oldest average age since 1945
(By MacKenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review) The average age of all fixed assets in the U.S. — including hospitals
Read MoreNew diabetes tech is coming. But will it make much difference?
(By Rebecca Robbins for STAT) Pharma and tech giants are pouring hundreds of millions into diabetes technology, designing gadgets and
Read MoreRethinking Automatic Insurance Coverage For Preventive Health Care
(By Alison Kodjak for NPR) Three doctors who have led a task force that evaluates preventive medical services say the
Read MoreThis federal drug discount program is actually boosting cancer care costs
(By Debra Patt for STAT) Given its name, you’d expect the federal 340B Drug Discount Program1 to save money for
Read MoreTo stop FDA inspector, workers at Japanese drug maker formed a human barricade
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) Someone at Nippon Fine Chemical must have been very nervous when an investigator from the
Read MoreImproper and Illegal Drug Overcharges
In the new case of Mohr V. UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 16-cv-03352, the plaintiffs’ claims the health insurer defrauded them by
Read MoreFor cancer patients, newest treatments force the ultimate decision, with no room for error
(By Bob Tedeschi for STAT) GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Three weeks earlier she’d been done. Done with the chemo and the
Read MoreLess than 1 percent of state prisoners with hepatitis C get treated due to drug costs
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) State prison systems are unable to lock up savings by using new hepatitis C treatments
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