400% price hike for generic drug a ‘moral requirement,’ Missouri pharma CEO says
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Nostrum Laboratories, a Missouri-based drugmaker, raised the price of a generic antibiotic
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Author: Eileen Cook
Trying To Protect Seniors, The Most Vulnerable, From Formidable Foe Florence
(By Liz Szabo and JoNel Aleccia and Doug Pardue for Kaiser Health News) Perhaps no other population is as vulnerable
Read MoreHHS sued over delay in drug pricing transparency regulations
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review ) The American Hospital Association and six other health organizations have sued HHS
Read MoreWhat’s in, what’s out, and what’s still on the table as the Senate is poised to vote on an opioids package
(By Lev Facher for ST A T) WASHINGTON — The Senate will vote this week on a bill to prevent
Read MoreMore Older Americans Are Turning To Marijuana
(By Mara Gordon for NPR) Members of the generation that came of age in the era of marijuana are reaching
Read MoreRural North Carolina hospital uses Walmart clinic to ease pressure on ED
(By Megan Knowles for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Lumberton, N.C.-based Southeastern Regional Medical Center, a 452-bed hospital in a rural
Read More13% of Americans live in county with shortage of primary care physicians
(By Megan Knowles for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Forty-four million people, or 13 percent of Americans, live in a county
Read MoreInappropriate prescribing of opioids
What role do doctors play in the opioid crisis? A new research finds nearly 30 percent of all opioids prescribed
Read MoreMedicare Shared Savings Program produces substantial savings
In six years, the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), has grown to include 561 participating accountable care organizations (ACOs) serving
Read MoreJudge throws out CMS 2014 rule, now how will CMS determine whether it has overpaid
On Friday, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted UnitedHealth’s motion for summary judgement and vacated CMS’s
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