Vermont Legislators Pass A Drug Importation Law. So What?
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) This week, Vermont passed a first-in-the-nation law that would facilitate the state’s importation of prescription
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Army ‘Leans In’ To Protect A Shooter’s Brain From Blast Injury
(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) For the first time, the U.S. military is speaking publicly about what it’s doing to
Read MoreWill an aspirin a day keep you from having another stroke?
There are no easy answers when it comes to preventing deadly blood clots in people in the elevated risk category.
Read MoreFDA calls out 39 drug companies for allegedly blocking access to generics
(By Erin Mershon for STAT) Johnson & Johnson’s Actelion Pharmaceuticals, Celgene, and Gilead Life Sciences are all potentially blocking generic
Read MoreHow A Drugmaker Gamed The System To Keep Generic Competition Away
(By Alison Kodjak for NPR) When Celgene Corp. first started marketing the drug Revlimid to treat multiple myeloma in 2006,
Read MoreCMS is initiating a National Coverage Analysis for CAR-T therapies
In 2017, the Food and Drug Administration approved the first chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapies, now the Centers for
Read MoreCMS unveils $25B quality improvement program
(By Megan Knowles for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS seeks to combine various Medicare quality improvement programs under a single contract
Read MoreGAO: Medical records are still too challenging to obtain — 7 things to know
(By Julie Spitzer for Becker’s Hospital Review) Despite a HIPAA-granted right to their own medical records, patients still struggle to
Read MoreIn a first, FDA approves drug meant to mitigate symptoms of opioid withdrawal
(By Lev Facher for STAT) WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved for the first time a
Read MoreChanges to Medicare Part D for 2019
When the President signed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 on February 9th, this legislation affected those individuals with Medicare
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