UnitedHealth updates opioid policy
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) UnitedHealthcare, the health insurance arm of UnitedHealth Group, changed its policy for opioids used to
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Part D/Prescription Drugs
Why it matters how other countries set their drug prices
Are you wondering how other countries decide what to pay for drugs? In a recent World Health Organization report on
Read MoreAmerican Travelers Seek Cheaper Prescription Drugs In Mexico And Beyond
(By Bram Sable-Smith for NPR) When Michelle Fenner signed up to run this year’s Los Angeles Marathon, it got her
Read MoreDrug prices in TV commercials coming soon
Johnson & Johnson announced they will start giving the list price of its prescription drugs in television ads. The company’s
Read MoreAvoiding The Ouch: Scientists Are Working On Ways To Swap The Needle For A Pill
(By Joe Palca for NPR) Many vaccines and some medicines, such as insulin, have to be delivered by injection. That’s
Read MoreTrump Administration Salutes Parade Of Generic Drug Approvals, But Hundreds Aren’t For Sale
(By Sydney Lupkin and Jay Hancock for Kaiser Health News) The Trump administration has been trumpeting a huge increase in
Read MoreMedicare Part D catastrophic costs are part of the bigger debate in DC on soaring drug costs
Back in 2003 when the Medicare Part D was created, the idea that beneficiaries with very high drug costs should
Read MorePremier has pledged to attack hospital drug shortages
Premier, healthcare management company, has created a new subsidiary to focus exclusively on drugs that are perpetually in shortage. ProvideGX
Read MoreWATCH: What is a biosimilar, exactly?
(By Damian Garde for STAT) They’re meant to save money for the health care system, carve into pharma’s profits, and
Read MoreWinners And Losers Under Bold Trump Plan To Slash Drug Rebate Deals
(By Jay Hancock for Kaiser Health News) Few consumers have heard of the secret, business-to-business payments that the Trump administration
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