The 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
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Part D/Prescription Drugs
March-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”
Read MoreWhat is Pfizer’s Top Selling Drug?
Pfizer best- selling product is not Viagra, Lipitor, or Lyrica but Prevnar a vaccine. In 2015, Prevnar revenues were $6.25
Read MoreFeds Votes Not To Approve a Drug in Spite of Patients’ Testimonies
In a 7 – 3 vote, a panel of Food and Drug Administration experts voted against the experimental treatment drug
Read MoreWould Federal Government Negotiations on Drugs Lower the Costs?
Per the federal government’s Congressional Budget Office, there will be “negligible effect” on allowing the government to negotiate drug prices
Read MoreCould California Force Drug Companies to Negotiate Prices?
In November the citizens of California will vote on a measure to require the state to pay the same for
Read MoreIn West Baltimore, Scarce Pharmacies Leave Health Care Gaps
(By Shefali Luthra and Jeremy Snow for Kaiser Health News) BALTIMORE — The immense new CVS dominates the corner of Pennsylvania
Read MoreWhat does a Speedometer and the Costs of Drugs Have in Common?
What does a speedometer and the costs of drugs have in common, not much right, wrong, it’s all about the
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