New Medicare Advantage Tool To Control Drug Prices Could Narrow Choices
(By Susan Jaffe for NPR) Starting next year, Medicare Advantage plans will be able to add restrictions on expensive, injectable
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Read MoreA Setback For Massachusetts In States’ Drive To Contain Medicaid Drug Spending
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Read More85% of Amazon Prime members would buy prescription drugs on the site, survey finds
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Eighty-five percent of insured Amazon Prime members would be comfortable purchasing prescription drugs
Read MoreInsurer To Purdue Pharma: We Won’t Pay For OxyContin Anymore
(By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio in partnership that includes, NPR and Kaiser Health News) The largest insurer in Tennessee
Read More400% price hike for generic drug a ‘moral requirement,’ Missouri pharma CEO says
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Nostrum Laboratories, a Missouri-based drugmaker, raised the price of a generic antibiotic 400
Read MoreHHS sued over delay in drug pricing transparency regulations
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) The American Hospital Association and six other health organizations have sued HHS for delaying the
Read MoreWhat’s in, what’s out, and what’s still on the table as the Senate is poised to vote on an opioids package
(By Lev Facher for STAT) WASHINGTON — The Senate will vote this week on a bill to prevent illicit fentanyl trafficking, account
Read MoreInappropriate prescribing of opioids
What role do doctors play in the opioid crisis? A new research finds nearly 30 percent of all opioids prescribed
Read MoreUnwitting Patients, Copycat Comments Play Hidden Role In Federal Rule-Making
(By Sarah Jane Tribble for Kaiser Health News) A proposal to sharply cut a drug discount program that many hospitals
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