In State of the Union, Trump endorses ‘right to try’ for terminally ill patients
(By Ike Swetlitz for STAT) WASHINGTON — In a wide-ranging State of the Union address Tuesday evening, President Trump endorsed Congress’s
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Part D/Prescription Drugs
Big Pharma Greets Hundreds Of Ex-Federal Workers At The ‘Revolving Door’
(By Sydney Lupkin for Kaiser Health News) Alex Azar’s job hop from drugmaker Eli Lilly to the Trump administration reflects
Read MoreDid the government overpay for hundreds of drugs? It’s complicated
(By Ike Swetlitz for STAT) WASHINGTON — It looked like the watchdog had found something big — in December 2017,
Read MoreCMS wants to require Medicare Part D sponsors to apply their rebates toward point-of-sales prices
Currently, Medicare Part D plan sponsors use savings they negotiate with drug companies and pharmacies to reduce costs for all
Read MoreCancer Patients Get Little Guidance From Doctors On Using Medical Marijuana
(By Karen Weintraub for NPR) Even three queasy pregnancies didn’t prepare Kate Murphy for the nonstop nausea that often comes
Read MoreHumana faces backlash for hiking breast cancer drug copays
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Humana recently reclassified Herceptin — an intravenous drug used to treat metastatic breast
Read MoreProposed federal policy will make major changes to Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D
A proposed federal policy that would lower what patients pay out of pocket when they pick up their prescriptions is
Read MorePence says that Congress should get right-to-try legislation ‘DONE’
(By Erin Mershon for STAT) WASHINGTON — Vice President Mike Pence publicly threw his support behind efforts to help terminally
Read MoreHospitals are forming their own drug companies
Intermountain Healthcare, a nonprofit Salt Lake City hospital group, is partnering with three Catholic nonprofit hospital groups to form a
Read MoreMedicare surcharges or income-related monthly adjustment amount
In 2018, most Medicare beneficiaries pay $134 per month for Part B but high-income retirees pay more and in some
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