Purdue’s Sackler embraced plan to conceal OxyContin’s strength from doctors, sealed deposition shows
(By David Armstrong for a collaboration between STAT and ProPublica) In May 1997, the year after Purdue Pharma launched OxyContin, its
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CMS paid $84M for nursing home services that didn’t meet Medicare rule, audit finds
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS made $84 million in improper payments for skilled nursing facility services that
Read MoreU.S. Soda Taxes Work, Studies Suggest — But Maybe Not As Well As Hoped
(By Dan Charles for NPR) This week, the governor of Connecticut proposed a statewide tax on sugar-sweetened drinks. Several cities
Read MoreCVS Looks To Make Its Drugstores A Destination For Health Care
(By Alison Kodjak for NPR) When it comes to making changes in health care, CVS Health isn’t settling for tinkering
Read MoreIs New App From Feds Your Answer To Navigating Medicare Coverage? Yes And No
(By Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News) Millennials, beware: Your grandparents are about to start calling you for help downloading
Read MoreSupplies of bladder cancer drug are dwindling
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Supplies of BCG, a critical immunotherapy drug that treats bladder cancer, are dwindling,
Read MoreDrug spending could rise 6.1 percent annually by 2020, federal projections show
(By Ike Swetlitz for STAT) WASHINGTON — Spending on prescription drugs is expected to increase at an accelerating rate over
Read MoreMore States Say Doctors Must Offer Overdose Reversal Drug Along With Opioids
(By Barbara Feder Ostrov for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) In a growing number of states, patients who
Read MoreNational healthcare groups urge Congress to delay Medicaid disproportionate share hospital cuts
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) The American Hospital Association, along with seven other national healthcare organizations, are calling on federal
Read MoreCMS can terminate private Medicare plans with poor Star Ratings again
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS informed Medicare Advantage and Part D drug plans that it will begin
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