Opioid Epidemic Fueling Hospitalizations, Hospital Costs
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) Every day, headlines detail the casualties of the nation’s surge in heroin and
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Part D/Prescription Drugs
Shortages Of Essential Emergency Care Drugs Increase, Study Finds
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) At some hospitals, posters on the wall in the emergency department list the
Read MoreHospital Discharge: It’s One Of The Most Dangerous Periods For Patients
(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) Within two weeks of Joyce Oyler’s discharge from the hospital, sores developed in
Read MoreFighting Against High Drug Prices
At their annual meeting on Friday, April 29, 2016, Express Scripts Holding Company, the nation’s largest pharmacy benefit manager, announced
Read MoreAnother Medicare Fight in Congress
The proposed pilot program that would change how Medicare pays for certain drugs under Medicare Part B is facing little
Read MoreWho Serves on the Advisory Committees of the FDA?
The consumer group Public Citizen has filed a lawsuit in federal court in Washington to force US Food and Drug
Read MoreThe Number One Issue in Health Care: Drug Costs
Andy Slavitt the acting administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said recently, “if we don’t address this
Read MoreMarch-In Rights and Should the Government Be Using Them to Control Drug Prices?
A march-in right, currently as it stands under federal law, allows an agency that funds private research to require a
Read MoreFBI Bust Medicare Fraud Ring In Miami
On Thursday, Federal agents rounded up 18 suspects in Miami, FL with additional suspects fleeing to Cuba, on charges of
Read MorePrice Gouging or “Too Aggressive”
Valeant CEO J. Michael Pearson told the Senate Special Committee on Aging on Wednesday he and the company “made mistakes”
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