Pharma’s ‘come-to-Jesus moment’: The industry braces for a Pelosi speakership and Democrats’ drug pricing agenda
(By Lev Facher for STAT) WASHINGTON — Nancy Pelosi marched into PhRMA’s offices this July with the law on her
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Part D/Prescription Drugs
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Read MoreCMS estimates nearly $17.2 billion in Medicare Part B savings with new drug pricing model
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) says the new drug pricing model with international component could save Medicare
Read MoreA Rural Community Decided To Treat Its Opioid Problem Like A Natural Disaster
(By Anna Bolko-Weyrauch for NPR) When he was police chief of Stanwood, Wash., population 7,000, Ty Trenary thought rural communities
Read MoreTrump Adds A Global Pricing Plan To Wide Attack On Drug Prices, But Doubts Persist
(By Sarah Jane Tribble for Kaiser Health News) President Donald Trump’s new pledge to crack down on “the global freeloading”
Read MorePresident Trump signs opioid bill into law; 21 companies pledge support
(By Harrison Cook for Becker’s Hospital Review) President Donald Trump signed the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act Oct. 24 to increase
Read MoreMethamphetamine Roils Rural Towns Again Across The U.S.
(By Frank Morris for NPR) The sharp rise in opioid abuse and fatal overdoses has overshadowed another mounting drug problem:
Read MoreRailing against ‘global freeloading,’ Trump details new plan to lower drug prices
(By Ike Swetlitz for STAT) WASHINGTON — President Trump on Thursday blasted pharmaceutical companies for having “rigged the system” against
Read MoreHospital-owned drug company doesn’t want special treatment in Washington, exec says
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) An executive of the new hospital-owned drug company Civica Rx said he and
Read MoreCOMPARISON OF U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL PRICES FOR TOP MEDICARE PART B DRUGS BY TOTAL EXPENDITURES
(Source – aspe.hhs.gov) The prices charged by drug manufacturers to wholesalers and distributors (commonly referred to as exmanufacturers prices) in
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