Pfizer makes 2nd price hike this year for nearly 100 drugs: 4 things to know
(By Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review) Pfizer on June 1 increased the U.S. list prices for nearly 100 drugs
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Month: June 2017
Feds To Waive Penalties For Some Who Signed Up Late For Medicare
(By Susan Jaffe for NPR) Each year, thousands of Americans miss their deadline to enroll in Medicare, and federal officials
Read MoreIllinois regulators to conduct 1st broad review of BCBS in 27 years
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Illinois will conduct a broad market examination of Chicago-based Blue Cross and Blue
Read MoreStudy Found: Newly Diagnosed Patients with Low Back Pain Improved with Physical Therapy
The Morgan Company (TMC) a health care research firm conducted a study on the cost of treatments for newly diagnosed
Read MoreDo You Know What a Medigap Plan is?
When you sign up for Medicare you have an important decision to make: do you choose a Medicare Advantage plan
Read MoreMedicare Advantage Plans Enrollment is Increasing
By February 2017, Medicare Advantage plans enrollment increased by 1.34 million with a total Medicare Advantage enrollment of 19.5 million
Read MoreDo You Know the Differences Between HSAs and FSAs?
Do you know the differences between a HSAs and FSAs? Each has its pros and cons and the rules governing
Read MoreAnticipating Drug Pricing Plans from the Trump Administration
Two of the top pharmaceutical executives’ Jose Jimenez, CEO Novartis and Brent Saunders, CEO of AllerganPlc, anticipate proposals from the
Read MoreCoaching Overdose Survivors to Avoid the Next One
(By Christine Vestal for Stateline) published June 2, 2017 NEW YORK — Five months into his job at a 24-hour
Read MoreHHS makes $70M in grants available to address opioid epidemic
(By Brian Zimmerman for Becker’s Hospital Review) HHS Secretary Tom Price, MD, on Wednesday said the agency will offer more
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