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(By Liz Szabo for Kaiser Health News) When she was a young physician, Dr. Martha Gulati noticed that many of
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(By Ike Swetlitz for STAT) WASHINGTON — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services laid out a bevy of initiatives
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A new bill introduced in the Senate would end the “pharmacy gag clause” which is a tactic under which a
Read MorePhRMA new ad criticizing insurers and pharmacy benefit managers
A new ad from PhRMA, the powerful trade lobby for the drug industry, is out criticizing insurers and pharmacy benefit
Read MoreOmissions On Death Certificates Lead To Undercounting Of Opioid Overdoses
(By Jake Harper, Side Effects Public Media in partnership with NPR and Kaiser Health News) In a refrigerator in the
Read MoreHouse lawmakers hope to bring opioid legislation to vote before Memorial Day
(By Lev Facher for STAT) A key House committee will hold the last of three major hearings to address the
Read MoreIn bid to lower prices, Gottlieb says FDA will take new action to speed approval of biosimilars
(By Adam Feuerstein for STAT) NEW YORK — Scott Gottlieb, the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, is a
Read MoreAetna to pass along drugmaker rebates starting in 2019
Aetna Inc. announced starting in 2019 they will automatically pass on drugmaker rebates to about three million commercial members at
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