In 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
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Pharma 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
Read MoreMedicare could have saved $2.9 million in 2017 if they did this one thing
The Health and Human Service’s Office of the Inspector General recently reported that CMS could have saved an additional $2.9
Read MoreHHS renews fight to require drug prices in TV ads
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) HHS has appealed a July court ruling that blocked a regulation that would have required
Read MoreShopping Abroad For Cheaper Medication? Here’s What You Need To Know
(By Bernard J. Wolfson for Kaiser Health News) In its effort to temper the sky-high prices Americans pay for many
Read MoreEndo agrees to pay $10 million to settle landmark opioid case brought by Ohio counties
(Ed Silverman for STAT) As a landmark trial over the opioid crisis grows closer, Endo International (ENDP) agreed to a
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