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CMS DHS -OIG Health Care Finance Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook May 8, 2025May 8, 2025 Biosimilars drugs, CMS, Formularies, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Part D

Should 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

Health Care Finance Part D/Prescription Drugs PBM’s

Eileen Cook May 7, 2025May 7, 2025 Healthcare Finance, Medicare Part D, PBM Industry, Pharmacy Closures

PBMs and pharmacy closures

Those independent pharmacies, excluded from Medicare Part D networks, were more likely to close. A new research study conducted by

FDA Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook May 6, 2025May 6, 2025 Drug Shortages, FDA, Medicare Part D

6 drugs in shortage

(By: Alexandra Murphy for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Here are six new drug shortages and discontinuations, according to drug supply

Medicaid Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook May 5, 2025 Drug Companies, Medicaid

Trump seeks to lower drugmakers’ Medicaid prices: 5 notes

(By: Alexandra Murphy for Becker’s Hospital Review ) President Donald Trump is targeting the pharmaceutical industry as a way to

FDA Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook May 2, 2025May 2, 2025 Compounding Pharmacies, FDA

FDA probes compounding pharmacies over quality concerns

(By: Paige Twenter for Becker’s Hospital Review ) The FDA plans to gather information from 250 compounding outsourcing pharmacies amid

Health Care Finance Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook April 29, 2025April 29, 2025 GLP-1s drugs, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Medicare Part D coverage of GLP-1s could raise costs by $48B

(By: Alexandra Murphy for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Medicare coverage of obesity medications could drive a substantial rise in healthcare

CMS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs Rural Health

Eileen Cook April 24, 2025April 24, 2025 medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults, Rural Health

Stand-Alone Drug Plans Cover a Larger Share of Medicare Part D Enrollees Living in the Most Rural Areas Than Medicare Advantage Plans

(By Juliette Cubanski, Tricia Neuman, and Anthony Damico for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Apr 23, 2025) The growing role

Part D/Prescription Drugs PBM’s

Eileen Cook April 22, 2025April 22, 2025 congress, PBMs, Pharmacies, State Attorneys General

Attorneys general to Congress: Ban PBMs from owning pharmacies

By: Alexandra Murphy for Becker’s Hospital Review ) A coalition of 39 state attorneys general called on Congress to pass

CMS FDA Health Care Finance Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook April 18, 2025April 18, 2025 CMS, FDA, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, Medicare Part D, Small Molecule Drugs

The Effect of Delaying the Selection of Small Molecule Drugs for Medicare Drug Price Negotiation

(By Juliette Cubanski and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Apr 16, 2025) President Trump has just signed

Health Care - General Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook April 18, 2025 Health Care, Over-the-counter

You’re probably taking over-the-counter painkillers incorrectly

(By Andee Tagle for NPR) When hit with a headache or fever, people often reach for over-the-counter painkillers like acetaminophen