Kentucky 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
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Part D/Prescription Drugs
New 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
Read MoreBipartisan Budget Act of 2018
President Trump signed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (the “Budget”), a two-year budget which made substantial revisions to Medicare,
Read MoreSummary of Recent and Proposed Changes to Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage and Reimbursement
(By Juliette Cubanski for The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation) On February 9, 2018 the President signed into law the Bipartisan
Read MoreThree-quarters of people who got flu shot this year weren’t protected against most common strain
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) Three-quarters of people who got a flu shot this year were not protected against H3N2
Read MoreIn An Effort To Curb Drug Costs, States Advance Bills To Prod Feds On Importation
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) Norm Thurston is a “free-market guy” — a conservative health economist in Republican-run
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