Drug ‘rebate walls’ should be dismantled by the FTC’s antitrust arm
(By David Balto for STAT) While policymakers are giving considerable attention to escalating drug prices and ways to rein them
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Hospitals will get more money in 2019
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced that more than half of the 2,800 hospitals participating in Medicare’s Value-Based
Read MoreBefore Starting A Statin, Talk It Over With Your Doctor
(By Richard Harris for NPR) A study published Monday is pushing back against the notion that up to 40 percent
Read MoreIn Grandma’s Stocking: An Apple Watch To Monitor Falls, Track Heart Rhythms
(By Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News) For more than a decade, the latest Apple products have been the annual
Read MoreCMS to allow states to use ACA subsidies for health plans outside of exchanges
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS intends to give states flexibility to reroute funding of ACA premium subsidies
Read MoreEmployers look for new ways to cut health insurance costs
(By Leo Vartorella for Becker’s Hospital Review) After years of seeing employee deductibles rise, employers are looking for novel ways
Read MoreNew Medicare rates could boost lab costs by $11B, GAO warns
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) The implementation of CMS’ new clinical lab payment rates in Medicare could increase
Read MoreMedicare Cuts Payments To Nursing Homes Whose Patients Keep Ending Up In Hospital
(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) The federal government has taken a new step to reduce avoidable hospital readmissions
Read MoreGovernment Investigation Finds Flaws In the FDA’s Orphan Drug Program
(By Sarah Jane Tribble and Sydney Lupkin for Kaiser Health News) The Food and Drug Administration has failed to ensure
Read MoreIntensity, duration of drug shortages are spiking, FDA says
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) The FDA is not only seeing an increased incidence of drug shortages, there’s
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