Medicare could save $73B by matching drug prices of other countries, study says
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) By using external reference pricing to match U.S. drug prices to those in
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Part D/Prescription Drugs
The Money And Politics Of Prescription Drugs: What You Need To Know
(By Jon Greenberg, PolitiFact, published by Kaiser Health News) If there’s one area of health care where Republicans and Democrats
Read MoreDrug Industry Patents Go Under Senate Judiciary Committee’s Microscope
(By Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News) Congress isn’t making much headway in finding a solution to the problem of
Read MoreMedicare and the VA working together
The Department of Veterans Affairs has reached a deal with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to monitor
Read MoreIn a crafty move, FDA may have found a way to dampen controversy over a $375,000 rare-disease drug
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) The Food and Drug Administration just added an unexpected twist to a simmering controversy over
Read MoreUnderstanding Medicare’s benefits and costs
Medicare covers more than 59 million Americans, but some people are still confused about how the program works. If you
Read MoreFixing a ‘market failure’: To develop new antibiotics, upend the incentive structure, experts urge
(By Meghana Keshavan for STAT) LOS ANGELES — Superbugs, and our dwindling arsenal of drugs that can successfully combat them,
Read MorePharmaceutical Company Agrees to Pay $17.5 Million to Resolve Allegations of Kickbacks to Medicare Patients and Physicians
(Source – www.justice.gov) The Justice Department announced today that US WorldMeds LLC (USWM) has agreed to pay $17.5 million to
Read MoreKlobuchar Wants To Stop ‘Pay-For-Delay’ Deals That Keep Drug Prices High
(By Emmarie Huetteman for Kaiser Health News) Washington’s recent fixation with lowering drug costs has introduced Americans to once-insider terms
Read MoreIs Insulin’s High Cost Keeping Diabetes Patients From Taking Their Medicine?
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) High prescription drug prices are fast becoming a leading political topic, with medications
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