Merck joins the list of drug makers agreeing to freeze or lower some prices
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) As political pressure on the pharmaceutical industry builds, Merck has become the latest big drug
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Part D/Prescription Drugs
New proposal would remove safe-harbor protections for drug rebates
The Office of Management and Budget was sent a proposed regulation that would make changes to federal safe harbor protections
Read MoreFDA’s Gottlieb slams drug makers for stalling release of biosimilars
(By Erin Mershon for STAT) WASHINGTON — Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb on Wednesday accused drug makers who
Read MoreNovartis hits the brakes on price hikes as political pressure builds
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) In response to the heated political rhetoric over the cost of prescription drugs, Novartis has decided not
Read MoreMedicaid Under The Influence: How Drugmakers Sway Medication Options For Patients
(By Liz Essley Whyte, Joe Yerardi and Alison Kodjak for NPR and The Center for Public Integrity) Eight months pregnant,
Read MoreStaggering Prices Slow Insurers’ Coverage Of CAR-T Cancer Therapy
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Patients whose blood cancers have failed to respond to repeated rounds of chemotherapy
Read MoreExpensive drugs are playing a major role in the cost of health care
According to a new report conducted by Sun Life, the largest independent stop-loss provider in the U.S., the number of
Read MoreFDA forming a task force to focus on drug shortages
Although new drug shortages have declined in recent years, the Food and Drug Administration is forming a new task force
Read MoreRetooled Vaccine Raises Hopes As A Lower-Cost Treatment For Type 1 Diabetes
(By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez for Kaiser Health News) For Hodalis Gaytan, 20, living with Type 1 diabetes means depending on
Read MorePharmaceutical, biotech companies cited as biggest drivers of high healthcare costs
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Pharmaceutical and biotech companies have the biggest effect on healthcare costs, most healthcare
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