Gottlieb condemns ‘rigged payment scheme’ for biosimilar drugs
(By Ike Swetlitz for STAT) WASHINGTON — Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said that it’s not his agency’s
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Part D/Prescription Drugs
Jury’s In: Opioids Are Not Better Than Other Medicines For Chronic Pain
(By Alex Smith, KCUR for Kaiser Health News) A few years ago, Renea Molden’s doctors told her they wanted to
Read MoreProposed federal limits to opioid prescriptions draw opposition from physicians and patients
(By Lev Facher for STAT) WASHINGTON — In the final hours of public input on a controversial new rule limiting
Read MoreStates Strive To Curb Costs For A Crucial — But Exorbitant — Hemophilia Treatment
(By Barbara Feder Ostrov for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) The child is well-known in the halls where
Read MoreKentucky could become the first state to tax opioid prescriptions
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) Lawmakers in Kentucky are weighing whether to impose a new tax on opioid prescriptions, the
Read MoreNew opioid bill would impose sweeping limits on some prescriptions, boost funding
(By Lev Facher for STAT) A group of eight senators on Tuesday unveiled bipartisan legislation that would increase funding for
Read MoreAmazon quietly launches exclusive OTC product line: 7 things to know
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Amazon quietly launched Basic Care, an exclusive line of 60 over-the-counter healthcare products,
Read MoreTen ERs In Colorado Tried To Curtail Opioids And Did Better Than Expected
(By John Daley, Colorado Public Radio for Kaiser Health News) DENVER — One of the most common reasons patients head
Read MoreFluMist is back: Vote reopens the way to wider use of popular vaccine
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) FluMist, the only non-injected flu vaccine licensed in the United States, has regained a place
Read MoreCerner integrates Surescripts for prescription drug price transparency
(By Julie Spitzer for Becker’s Hospital Review) Cerner is bringing Surescripts’ Real-Time Prescription Benefit tool to its Millennium EHR to
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