This toddler with a rare disease got a life-changing treatment. Why can’t all kids?
(By David J. Bailey for ST A T) W hen 6-month-old Asher Camp was diagnosed with type 1 spinal muscular
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Part D/Prescription Drugs
The Administration is calling it off
On Thursday, the Obama administration announced that it was calling off the controversial initiative to change how Medicare pays for
Read MoreStates Accuse Generic Drugmakers Of Price Fixing
(By Alison Kodjak for NPR) Twenty states are accusing a group of generic drug makers of conspiring to keep the
Read MoreTwo former pharma execs first to be charged in generic price-fixing probe
(Ed Silverman for ST A T) T wo former Heritage Pharmaceuticals executives were accused by federal authorities on Wednesday of
Read MoreDiscounted Price for Insulin
Eli Lilly and Co through its partnership with Express Scripts Holding Co announced that certain individuals who pay full retail
Read MoreSeeing surge in drugs from China, senator urges restrictions on mail-order opioids
(By Dylan Scott for ST A T) WASHINGTON — Senator Rob Portman, one of Capitol Hill’s leading voices on the
Read MoreCDC: Heroin overdose deaths surpass gun homicides for first time
(By Brian Zimmerman for Becker’s Hospital Review) Heroin overdose deaths narrowly surpassed gun homicides as the more prolific killer last
Read MoreThese drug price hikes cost taxpayers millions
(By Casey Ross for ST A T) D rugs to treat cancer, high blood pressure, and seizures experienced large price
Read MoreTrump vows to lower drug prices — pharma, biotech stocks drop
(By Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review) President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday pledged to tackle high drug prices in an interview
Read MoreMedicare: Do Not Make These Mistakes
Kimberly Lankford, Contributing Editor for Kiplinger, gives advice on ways to avoid eleven common Medicare mistakes. Read article here… Notice
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