COVID-19 antiviral pill could be ready by end of year, Pfizer CEO says
(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) An oral drug to treat COVID-19 at the first sign of illness, made
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Part D/Prescription Drugs
Drug costs continue to outpace inflation
A recent survey conducted by the IT company Scripta Insights found 66 percent of Americans think they pay too much
Read MoreNeal, Pallone, and Scott re-introduce historic prescription drug price negotiation legislation
(Souce – www.waysandmeans.house.gov) WASHINGTON, DC—Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone
Read MoreA more comprehensive Medicare guidance model is needed
With over 37 percent of seniors not knowing where to start their health plan search, it is essential to have
Read MoreBusinesses offered tax credit for boosting vaccinations
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) In an effort to speed up COVID-19 vaccinations in the U.S., the White House
Read MoreA new membership-based online pharmacy
ScriptCo, a new membership-based online pharmacy, sells generic meds to consumers at wholesale cost. The cost of memberships is $140
Read MoreRelatively Few Drugs Account for a Large Share of Medicare Prescription Drug Spending
(By Juliette Cubanski and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Apr 19, 2021) Policymakers are once again focusing attention on
Read MoreCOVID-19 booster shot ‘likely’ needed within a year, Pfizer CEO says
(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, PhD, said April 15 that people will likely need
Read MoreNext-generation Covid-19 vaccines are supposed to be better. Some experts worry they could be worse
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) With Covid-19 vaccines, the world hopes to beat back the virus that causes the disease.
Read MoreThe FDA Seeks a New Way to Review Old Drugs Without Causing Prices to Soar
(By Harris Meyer for Kaiser Health News) Chuck Peterson of Omaha, Nebraska, recently experienced a swollen, painful knuckle caused by arthritis.
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