Prescription opioid use is widespread. Here’s who is most vulnerable to misuse
(By Megan Thielking for STAT) Nearly 92 million adults in the United States used prescription opioids in 2015 — and
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Express Scripts Releases 2018 Formulary Drug List
Express Scripts, one of the largest Pharmacy Benefit Manager in United States, released their formulary drug list for 2018 increasing
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know Before Your Medicare Benefits Start
Medicare is the most widely used health insurance plan in the United States but most pre-retirees do not understand it.
Read MoreFDA head seeks unlikely allies in opioid fight: Insurers and PBMs
(By Brian Zimmerman for Becker’s Hospital Review) Scott Gottlieb, MD, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, plans to meet
Read MoreMany pharma transparency policies are vague, ambiguous, and contradictory
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) After several years in which drug makers have been pressured to release clinical trial data,
Read MoreAdding ‘right to try’ to FDA user fee bill would undermine the agency’s work
(By Kelly McBride Folkers for STAT) As Congress renegotiates the FDA Reauthorization Act, a must-pass piece of legislation that lets
Read MoreFollow The Money: Drugmakers Deploy Political Cash As Prices And Anger Mount
(By Jay Hancock and Elizabeth Lucas and Sydney Lupkin for Kaiser Health News) Two federal investigations — one examining opioid
Read MoreCongress Squares Off Over Drug Pricing And A Controversial Drug Discount Program
(By Sarah Jane Tribble for Kaiser Health News) House Democrats are calling foul on Republican assertions that cuts to a
Read MoreWhen to Sign Up for Medicare Part D or Medicare Advantage Plan After You Turn 65
In Kimberly Lankford’s column she answers a reader’s question on when to sign up for Medicare supplement, Medicare Part D
Read MoreSurvey: Less than half of Americans think opioid addiction is treatable
(By Brian Zimmerman for Becker’s Hospital Review) Just 47 percent of Americans think opioid addiction is treatable, according to preliminary
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