For The Asking, A Check Is In The Mail To Help Pay For Costly Drugs
(By Sarah Jane Tribble for Kaiser Health News) Kip Burgess was relieved last year when pharmaceutical giant Amgen overnighted him
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Part D/Prescription Drugs
Virginia naloxone maker to launch generic version, drop list price by $3,922
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review ) A month after Kaleo came under fire for raising the price of
Read MoreExperts look at policies and possible trade-offs to reduce drug prices
The experts weigh in on what policies and possible trade-offs are there if we were to adopt certain policies to
Read MoreCVS-Aetna deal will save money by cutting supply chain negotiations
(By Kathleen Iacocca for ST A T) C VS’s $69 billion acquisition of Aetna continues to lurch toward closure —
Read More‘We’re Fighting For Our Lives’: Patients Protest Sky-High Insulin Prices
(By Bram Sable-Smith, Side Effects Public Media for Kaiser Health News) Angela Lautner knew her thirst was unusual, even for
Read MoreGottlieb blasts high insulin prices, touts far-off new rules he says will spur competition in that market
(By Nicholas Florko for ST A T) W ASHINGTON — FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb blasted insulin makers Tuesday for what
Read MoreProbe of US generic drug ‘cartel’ grows to 16 companies, 47 states
What began as a lawsuit over the prices of two drugs has grown to become a 47-state case involving at
Read MoreA unit of Johnson & Johnson to pay $360 million to resolve charity kickback probe
The Justice Department announced that Johnson & Johnson until will pay the U.S. government $360 million to resolve an investigation
Read MoreDemocrats are suddenly eyeing a valuable pharma asset: its patents
(By Lev Facher for ST A T) W ASHINGTON — Forget the push to bring more generics to market or
Read MoreToday is the deadline for Medicare Open Enrollment
Today is the deadline to sign up for this year’s Medicare open enrollment. If you are 65 years old or
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