Health Companies Race To Catch UnitedHealth As Amazon Laces Up
(By Chad Terhune for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) As soon as news surfaced last week about the
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Part D/Prescription Drugs
House Republicans Aim To Yank Tax Credits For Orphan Drugs
(By Sarah Jane Tribble for Kaiser Health News) As part of a sweeping tax reform bill, House Republicans on Thursday
Read MoreCMS to Cut 340B Drug Payments to Hospitals by $1.6 Billion
Less than an hour after Centers of Medicare and Medicaid released the final rule, America’s Essential Hospitals, the American Hospital
Read MoreTrump opioid panel will recommend nationwide drug courts, tightened requirements for prescribers
(By Lev Facher for STAT) WASHINGTON — President Trump’s commission on combating the opioid epidemic plans to encourage the federal government to
Read MoreFlurry Of Federal And State Probes Target Insulin Drugmakers And Pharma Middlemen
(By Sarah Jane Tribble for Kaiser Health News) With the price of a crucial diabetes drug skyrocketing, at least five
Read MoreCVS Health proposes to buy Aetna for $66B: 4 things to know
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Pharmacy giant CVS Health is in talks to purchase Aetna, sources familiar with
Read MoreNarcan Opioid Overdose Spray Is Now Stocked By All Walgreens Pharmacies
(By Bill Chappell for NPR) It has the power to save lives by targeting opioid overdoses — something that kills
Read MoreAmazon Gains Approval to become a Wholesale Pharmacy in Several States
According to a review of public records, Amazon Inc. has gained approval to become a wholesale distributor from a number
Read MoreInsys founder arrested and charged in alleged conspiracy to bribe doctors
(By Ike Swetlitz for STAT) The founder of the pharmaceutical company Insys Therapeutics Inc. was arrested Thursday on charges of
Read MorePharma’s lobbying efforts: 10 drugmakers that spent the most so far in 2017
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Pharmaceutical and medical device companies have collectively spent $208 million on lobbying efforts
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