CDC invests millions in antibiotic resistance efforts — where did the money go?
(By Heather Punke for Becker’s Hospital Review) Congress gave the CDC $160 million in fiscal year 2016 to fight antibiotic
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Part D/Prescription Drugs
No Cost Drug Offer
On Thursday, drug maker Kaleo said it would offer its Auvi-Q (EpiPen Rival) emergency allergy auto-injector at no cost to
Read MoreDrug Rebates and Discounts Amounted to $106 Billion in 2015
In a new report commissioned by industry group PhRMA, in 2015 drug companies collected less than half of the total
Read MoreSky-High Prices For Orphan Drugs Slam American Families And Insurers
(By Sarah Jane Tribble and Sydney Lupkin for Kaiser Health News) Before Luke Whitbeck began taking a $300,000-a-year drug, the
Read MoreDrugmakers Manipulate Orphan Drug Rules To Create Prized Monopolies
(By Sarah Jane Tribble and Sydney Lupkin for Kaiser Health News) More than 30 years ago, Congress overwhelmingly passed a
Read MoreNearly 12 million people with Medicare have saved over $26 billion on prescription drugs since 2010
(Source – www.cms.gov) announcement The Department of Health and Human Services released today new information that shows that millions of seniors
Read MoreTaking it to the U.S. Supreme Court
On Friday, The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal by Novartis AG on a 2015 federal appeals court
Read MoreMassachusetts out-of-network ED physicians charge 798% of Medicare rates: 6 findings
(By Brooke Murphy for Becker’s Hospital Review) Here are six findings on healthcare cost trends in Massachusetts, according to the
Read MoreCVS slashes price of substitute EpiPen auto-injectors to $109.99
(By Ike Swetlitz for STAT) CVS Health announced Thursday morning that it has cut the price of two-packs of epinephrine
Read MoreA Nevada woman dies of a superbug resistant to every available antibiotic in the US
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) If it sometimes seems like the idea of antibiotic resistance, though unsettling, is more theoretical
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