Americans More Likely Than Swedes To Fill Prescriptions For Opioids After Surgery
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) Americans and Canadians are seven times more likely to fill a prescription for
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Part D/Prescription Drugs
Allergan to pay $5M to settle opioid suit
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Allergan agreed to pay $5 million to settle allegations that it helped fuel
Read MoreMedicare wasting millions by paying for hospice drugs twice, inspector general finds
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare has been paying for drugs used in hospices twice, wasting hundreds of
Read MoreStudy finds MS drug costs skyrocketed for Medicare and patients
According to research recently published in JAMA, it found Multiple sclerosis patients felt the impact of rising list prices for
Read MoreIn India’s Burgeoning Pain Market, U.S. Drugmakers Stand To Gain
(By Sarah Varney for Kaiser Health News) NEW DELHI — Pain, like death, is a universal phenomenon. The sour grimace
Read MorePharma Cash Rolls Into Congress To Defend An Embattled Industry
(By Emmarie Huetteman and Jay Hancock and Elizabeth Lucas for Kaiser Health News) In the heat of the most ferocious
Read MoreJudge Cites Opioid ‘Menace,’ Awards Oklahoma $572M In Landmark Case
(By Jackie Fortier, StateImpact Oklahoma and Brian Mann, North Country Public Radio for Kaiser Health News) An Oklahoma judge has
Read MoreCelgene sells psoriasis pill to Amgen for $13.4 billion, clearing way for close of Bristol merger
(By Adam Feuerstein for STAT) Amgen said Monday that it will buy the psoriasis pill Otezla from Celgene (CELGZ), which
Read MoreMedicare without no backup insurance might be a costly mistake
About one-third of Medicare beneficiaries use Advantage Plans, which have out-of-pocket maximums and often include dental and vision coverage or
Read MoreTales Of Corporate Painkiller Pushing: ‘The Death Rates Just Soared’
(By Dave Davies for NPR) Nearly 2,000 cities, towns and counties across America are currently participating in a massive multi-district
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