June 2018 – medicarereport.org

340B hospitals, contract pharmacies need more

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) said that HHS’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) should take new steps to ensure

(By Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review) Here are the five latest drugs or medical devices approved by the FDA

(By Orly Nadell Farber for STAT) Maybe you have heard the refrain before: The U.S. spends too much money on

(By Sarah Jane Tribble for Kaiser Health News) When Dr. Mark McClellan sat for an in-depth 30-minute question-and-answer session at an April

(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS is increasing Medicaid audits and oversight of the program, according to a

Medicare is extending its offer of relief from penalties for certain Medicare beneficiaries who enrolled in Medicare Part A and

(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Federal officials charged 601 defendants in alleged schemes involving about $2 billion in

(By Carey Goldberg for NPR) Carol Martin is 67 and has advanced, inoperable pancreatic cancer. “I have a particularly virulent

(By Meghana Keshavan for STAT) Humans are living longer than ever before. But does our species have a fixed shelf

(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Amazon entered into a definitive merger agreement June 28 to acquire online pharmacy PillPack for