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prescription drugs
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How much will TrumpRx reduce drug prices?
Many questions remain unanswered about TrumpRx, the administration’s direct-to-consumer prescription drug referral site announced last month.
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Pharmacy benefit managers raised prices by over 1,000% on specialty drugs
FTC staff found that the three largest pharmacy benefit managers drove up prices of specialty generic drugs for cancer, HIV…
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HHS names first 10 drugs for price negotiations under the Inflation Reduction Act
The Biden administration named the first 10 prescription drugs on Tuesday that will undergo Medicare price negotiations starting this year.…
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When covering drug-price reform, keep patients’ medication costs in perspective
Last week, Aimee Picchi reported for CBS News on a new Gallup and West Health survey showing that 18 million…
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Report explains the need for a waste-free formulary for pharmacy benefits
A recent study from the Commonwealth Fund and the Pacific Business Group on Health (PBGH) shows that developing a waste-free…
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Modifying use of some prescription drugs may reduce fracture risk in older adults
Some fragility fractures – those that occur at standing height – may be preventable by modifying a patient’s prescription drug…
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Things to watch for as Medicare open enrollment gets underway
This week marks the start of Medicare’s open enrollment period, when beneficiaries can shop for a Medicare Advantage (MA) or…
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Getting past conventional wisdom in the prescription drug epidemic #ahcj13
Drug-induced fatalities are one of the only preventable causes of death that’s rising, rather than decreasing. That’s because deaths from…