Walgreens launches next-day prescription delivery with FedEx
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Walgreens is teaming up with FedEx to launch a nationwide next-day delivery service for prescription
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Part D/Prescription Drugs
CVS’ new PBM strategy: Offering clients 100% of drug rebates
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) CVS Health, the drugstore chain that operates one of the largest pharmacy benefit
Read MoreMedicare’s Open Enrollment period ends December 7th
Medicare’s Annual Enrollment period ends December 7th, so time is running out to give your Medicare coverage a checkup and
Read MoreWith new drug pricing legislation, Grassley and Wyden hint at the next steps for a powerful Senate committee
(By Ike Swetlitz for STAT) WASHINGTON — A powerful, bipartisan pair of lawmakers introduced new legislation Tuesday that would give
Read MoreFerreting out prescription drug scams on social media
(By Rick Battelle for STAT) “Are you in pain?” Millions of Facebook users saw an ad asking this question and
Read MoreDrug ‘rebate walls’ should be dismantled by the FTC’s antitrust arm
(By David Balto for STAT) While policymakers are giving considerable attention to escalating drug prices and ways to rein them
Read MoreBefore Starting A Statin, Talk It Over With Your Doctor
(By Richard Harris for NPR) A study published Monday is pushing back against the notion that up to 40 percent
Read MoreGovernment Investigation Finds Flaws In the FDA’s Orphan Drug Program
(By Sarah Jane Tribble and Sydney Lupkin for Kaiser Health News) The Food and Drug Administration has failed to ensure
Read MoreIntensity, duration of drug shortages are spiking, FDA says
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) The FDA is not only seeing an increased incidence of drug shortages, there’s
Read More‘A loss for the rest of us’: An FDA approval is a boon for a drug maker, but could come at a major cost for patients
(By Meghana Keshavan for STAT) Vickie Moored can walk again. Her words don’t slur, her vision isn’t blurred, and she
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