Pharma lobbyists flooded Maryland to block a drug-pricing bill. Opponents pushed back — and won
(By Lev Facher for STAT) ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The drug industry has long been seen as invincible in this small
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Month: April 2019
Making Smarter Decisions About Where To Recover After Hospitalization
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Every year, nearly 2 million people on Medicare — most of them older
Read MoreThe Blame Game: Everyone And No One Is Raising Insulin Prices
(By Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News) A casual observer of Wednesday’s House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing might think
Read MoreAirbnb expands medical stay program: 4 things to know
(By Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review) Airbnb expanded its Open Homes program for medical stays through two new partnerships,
Read MorePorcupine Barbs For Better Wound Healing
(By Josh Cassidy and Laura Shields for NPR) At first, the idea of using porcupine quills to patch up wounds
Read MoreLethal Plans: When Seniors Turn To Suicide In Long-Term Care
(By Melissa Bailey and JoNel Aleccia for Kaiser Health News) When Larry Anders moved into the Bay at Burlington nursing
Read MorePBMs sidestep the Senate’s tough questions — but lawmakers hint at legislation
(By Nicholas Florko for STAT) WASHINGTON — The much-maligned pharmacy middlemen escaped largely unscathed during a high-profile congressional hearing Tuesday
Read MoreFeds break up $1.2 billion Medicare orthopedic brace scam
Published by STAT WASHINGTON — Federal authorities said Tuesday they’ve broken up a $1.2 billion Medicare scam that peddled unneeded
Read MoreCDC’s secrecy of drug-resistant outbreaks in hospitals sparks patient safety debate
(By Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review) Hospitals and federal agencies often keep outbreaks of drug-resistant infections quiet from the
Read MoreOptumRx: 5 costly drugs coming this year
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) OptumRx released a list of five new and potentially expensive treatments coming to
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