CVS, Express Scripts sue over Arkansas PBM law
(By: Alexandra Murphy for Becker’s Hospital Review) CVS Health and Express Scripts, two of the nation’s largest pharmacy benefit managers,
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Medicare Part D
10 drugs in shortage
(By: Alexandra Murphy for Becker’s Hospital Review) Here are 10 new shortages and discontinuations, according to drug supply databases from
Read MoreWalgreens opens micro-fulfillment center in Minnesota: 4 notes
(By: Paige Twenter for Becker’s Hospital Review) Walgreens has opened a central pharmacy center in Brooklyn Park, Minn., aimed at
Read MoreWhite House, Cost Plus Drugs’ new drug manufacturing alliance: 5 notes
(By: Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review) The White House has launched a new program focused on leveraging technology and
Read MoreAHA urges lawmakers to protect supply chain: 4 notes
(By: Alexandra Murphy for Becker’s Hospital Review) In a statement submitted to the Senate Finance Committee on May 14, the
Read MorePharmacists Stockpile Most Common Drugs on Chance of Targeted Trump Tariffs
(By Jackie Fortiér and Arthur Allen for KFF Health News) In the dim basement of a Salt Lake City pharmacy,
Read MoreCMS Releases Draft Guidance for the Third Cycle of Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program to Lower Drug Prices for American Patients
(Source -www.cms.gov) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is issuing draft guidance for public comment on the third
Read MoreTrump signs an order to reduce drug prices, but it’s unclear how it would work
(By Sydney Lupkin for NPR) President Trump is taking aim at U.S. drug prices with an executive order geared toward
Read More“Most favored nation” pricing model for certain drugs
According to a recent poll, three in four adults in the United States say the cost of medications is unaffordable.
Read MoreShould CMS monitor biosimilar coverage on formularies?
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a study that found many Medicare
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