Medicare’s Drug-Pricing Experiment Stirs Opposition
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) A broad proposal by Medicare to change the way it pays for some
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Part D/Prescription Drugs
Increased Spending on Specialty Drugs
A report released by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (the national federation of 36 independent, locally operated Blue Cross
Read MoreInspectors Find Calif. Hospital’s Pharmacy Posed Infection Risk
(By Chad Terhune for Kaiser Health News) More than 7,300 patients at a San Diego-area hospital may have been exposed
Read MoreIs High Cost of Drugs Our Future?
In the article authored by Leigh Purvis and Crystal Kuntz, the authors state it’s time to stop viewing drug products with
Read MoreUsing Drugs to Fight Drug Addiction
The term medication-assisted treatment is that it’s merely replacing one drug with another; while doctors and experts strongly disagree with
Read MoreThree Firms Vie To Run Drug Benefits For California Public Retirement System
(By Chad Terhune for Kaiser Health News) Three industry heavyweights are vying to run the prescription-drug business for one of
Read MoreAnother Case of Soaring Drug Prices
Just as the United States Congress have passed 18 bills last week aimed to address the opioid addiction problem, the
Read MoreAlliance of Community Health Plans Comments on Proposed Part B Drug Payment Model
In Alliance of Community Health Plans’ (ACHP) comment letter to the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), supporting the
Read MoreIs it About Drug Prices or Changing How Medicare Operates?
In March when the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced a proposed rule to change the way Medicare reimburses
Read MoreUS Food and Drug Administration Program: Compassionate Use
The US Food and Drug Administration and the Regain-Udall Foundation will hold a public meeting to create a navigator to
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