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Month: November 2018

FDA Part D/Prescription Drugs 

Intensity, duration of drug shortages are spiking, FDA says

November 30, 2018 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) The FDA is not only seeing an increased incidence of drug shortages,  there’s

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FDA Part D/Prescription Drugs 

‘A loss for the rest of us’: An FDA approval is a boon for a drug maker, but could come at a major cost for patients

November 30, 2018 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Meghana Keshavan for STAT) Vickie Moored can walk again. Her words don’t slur, her vision isn’t blurred, and she

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Emerging Health Issues Health Care - General 

Recognizing Suicide’s Warning Signs Could Save Lives

November 30, 2018 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Christine Vestal for Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts) PORTLAND — For Portland resident Stephen Canova, thoughts

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Legislative Update Part D/Prescription Drugs 

The long-delayed 340B final rule is out

November 30, 2018 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

The rule for the 340B drug discount program, which would set price ceilings and monetary penalties, will begin of next

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Affordable Care Act (ACA) Legislative Update 

Is Trump Pushing Health Insurance Innovation Or An ACA Rollback?

November 30, 2018 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) On his first day in office, as part of his mission to dismantle

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Health Care - General 

Germs on a journey: How infectious diseases become unwelcome companions during air travel

November 29, 2018 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Alex Hogan for STAT) When Emirates Flight EK203 landed at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport last September, it

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Affordable Care Act (ACA) CMS 

Trump won’t leave patients with pre-existing conditions out in the cold, CMS chief says

November 29, 2018 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS Administrator Seema Verma said the Trump administration plans to protect health insurance

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Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign 

CVS closes $70B Aetna deal to ‘transform the way healthcare is delivered’

November 29, 2018 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) CVS Health completed its $70 billion acquisition of Aetna Nov. 28, in a

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Health Care Finance Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs 

Medicare Part D costs and deductibles for 2019

November 29, 2018 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

Do you know what is covered under Medicare Part D? Did you know that private companies that offer Part D

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Part D/Prescription Drugs 

Democrats Taking Key Leadership Jobs Have Pocketed Millions From Pharma

November 29, 2018 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Emmarie Huetteman for Kaiser Health News) Three of the lawmakers who will lead the House next year as Congress

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