Trump expected to nominate Scott Gottlieb to lead FDA
(By Sheila Kaplan for STAT) WASHINGTON — President Trump is expected to nominate Dr. Scott Gottlieb, a longtime drug industry financier and
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HMO Doctors Take Pains To Slash Opioid Prescriptions
(By Sam Quinones for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) On a summer afternoon in 2009, eight Kaiser Permanente
Read MoreSave Nearly $16 Billion A Year
If Medicare paid the same prices as Medicaid and the Department of Veterans Affairs for brand name drugs, the federal
Read MorePBM Express Scripts Fights Back
After Gilead Sciences’ head of worldwide commercial operations blamed PBMs for keeping drug prices high in an article appearing on
Read MoreTo Save On Drug Costs, Insurer Wants To Steer You To ‘Preferred’ Pharmacies
(By Pauline Bartolone for Kaiser Health News) One of California’s largest insurers has proposed a change in the benefits of
Read MoreTrump, Dems Look For Common Ground On Drug Prices
(By Sarah Jane Tribble for Kaiser Health News) For years, congressional Democrats have tried to pass legislation to allow Medicare
Read MoreCMS fines UnitedHealthcare $2.5M over improper Medicare denials, delays
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS fined Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealthcare $2.5 million after an audit found systemic compliance
Read More10 drugmakers with highest direct-to-consumer ad spending in 2016
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) The pharmaceutical industry spent 9 percent more on direct-to-consumer ads in 2016 than
Read MoreDentists Work To Ease Patients’ Pain With Fewer Opioids
(By Elana Gordan, WHYY for Kaiser Health News) Firsts can be life-changing — think about your first kiss, your first
Read MoreThree Key Senators Ask GAO To Investigate Possible Abuses Of The Orphan Drug Act
(By Sarah Jane Tribble and Sydney Lupkin for Kaiser Health News) Building on weeks of mounting pressure to address high
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