13 payers entering, exiting markets
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) With the Medicare annual enrollment period quickly approaching, payers nationwide are greatly expanding
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Part D/Prescription Drugs
CMS Releases 2023 Medicare Advantage and Part D Star Ratings to Help People with Medicare Compare Plans
(News Release by CMS.gov on October 6, 2022) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2023 Star
Read MoreA New Drug For A Relentless Brain Disease
(By Jon Hamilton and Thomas Lu for NPR on October 5, 2022) ALS is a disease that gradually destroys the
Read MoreThe 10 drugs most likely to be the 1st negotiated by Medicare
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review on September 30, 2022) The first drugs negotiated by Medicare are likely to
Read MoreMedicare Advantage premiums to decrease
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare Advantage premiums will decrease for 2023, CMS said Sept. 29, continuing a
Read MoreFDA approves ALS drug from Amylyx, giving patients a much-needed treatment option
(By Damian Garde for STAT) The Food and Drug Administration approved a new medicine for ALS from Amylyx Pharmaceuticals on
Read MorePharma-Funded FDA Gets Drugs Out Faster, But Some Work Only ‘Marginally’ and Most Are Pricey
(By Arthur Allen for Kaiser Health News) Dr. Steven-Huy Han, a UCLA liver specialist, has prescribed Ocaliva to a handful
Read MoreAn Alzheimer’s therapy scores winning results, but what could it mean for patients?
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) The news Tuesday night that a clinical trial of an experimental Alzheimer’s therapy had succeeded
Read More2023 Medicare Parts A & B Premiums and Deductibles 2023 Medicare Part D Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amounts
(Source – www.cms.gov) On September 27, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2023 premiums, deductibles,
Read MoreThousands of independent pharmacies to be dropped from Tricare network
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Nearly 15,000 independent and community pharmacies will be dropped from Tricare’s network next
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