Spending on essential medicines up 116 percent from 2011 to 2015
According to a study published in The BMJ, it found spending associated with essential medicines grew substantially from 2011 to
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Part D/Prescription Drugs
Novartis was aware of manipulation of data supporting gene therapy approval, FDA says
(By Adam Feuerstein for STAT) AveXis, the gene therapy subsidiary of Swiss pharma giant Novartis (NVS), was aware of “data
Read MoreHospitals can expect to spend 4.57% more on drugs in 2020
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Including inpatient and outpatient environments, hospitals and health systems can expect a 4.57
Read More2020 election brewing ‘perfect storm’ for drug-pricing reform, analyst says
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) With President Donald Trump and Democrats both seeking healthcare policy wins ahead of
Read MoreAmid rising concern, pay-to-play clinical trials are drawing federal scrutiny
(By Rebecca Robbins for STAT) Michele Russell-Einhorn has spent 23 years working in the world of institutional review boards, which
Read MorePreventing pneumonia is easy
(Source: www.medicare.gov/blog) Did you know that about 1 million Americans go to the hospital with pneumonia every year? Pneumonia is
Read MoreDrugmakers Now ‘Masters’ At Rolling Out Their Own Generics To Stifle Competition
(By Jay Hancock and Sydney Lupkin for Kaiser Health News) When PDL BioPharma’s $40 million blood-pressure medicine faced the threat
Read MoreA Look at Recent Proposals to Control Drug Spending by Medicare and its Beneficiaries
The affordability of prescription drugs is a pressing concern for many Americans, with broad agreement across the political spectrum that
Read MoreA watchdog group sets aside emotions to assess drugs’ value. Patients say their lives are more than a number
(By Kate Sheridan for STAT) Health economists walk a precarious tightrope: Their analyses are quantitative and, presumably, emotion-free. But health
Read MoreInfusion Treatments For Low Iron Can Deplete Patients’ Wallets
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) Shannon Wood Rothenberg walked into her annual physical feeling fine. But more than
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