Medications
UnitedHealthcare broadens direct drug rebate program
The nation's largest health insurer is expanding a program that passes rebates from drugmakers directly to the people that use their medications.
Mar 12, 2019
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Health
FDA chief Scott Gottlieb steps down after nearly 2 years
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb is stepping down after nearly two years leading the agency's response to a host of public health challenges, including the opioid epidemic, rising drug prices and underage ...
Mar 5, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Drug prices based on success could speed up cancer patients' treatment
Paying for cancer drugs based on how well they work in practice could help patients get new treatments faster, according to a Cancer Research UK report published today.
Feb 21, 2019
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Health
Health care spending per person increased to $5,641 in 2017
(HealthDay)—In 2017, health care spending per person reached $5,641, according to the Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI) annual Health Care Cost and Utilization Report.
Feb 13, 2019
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Medications
Johnson & Johnson will list drug prices in TV commercials
Johnson & Johnson said Thursday it will start giving the list price of its prescription drugs in television ads.
Feb 7, 2019
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Medications
Study: Medicare rules increase out-of-pocket costs of multiple sclerosis drugs
Medicare patients with multiple sclerosis face skyrocketing out-of-pocket costs for therapies due to complicated insurance rules that force them to pick up an increasing share of the cost, according to new research.
Feb 4, 2019
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Medications
Shortage of anxiety drug creates alarm among patients, doctors
(HealthDay)—A shortage of the anti-anxiety drug buspirone in the United States has patients and doctors concerned.
Feb 4, 2019
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Medications
GOP senator pledges insulin probe as Congress holds hearings
A senior Republican lawmaker said Tuesday he plans to investigate spikes in the price of insulin for people with diabetes as Congress opened hearings on the high cost of prescription drugs.
Jan 29, 2019
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Medications
On its own, Trump admin's price disclosure policy unlikely to help curb drug prices
The Trump administration's proposal to require pharmaceutical companies to publish drug prices in TV ads is unlikely to help control drug prices, according to a study publishing Jan. 22 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Jan 22, 2019
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Medications
House Dems announce sweeping investigation of drug pricing
House Democrats announced a sweeping investigation Monday of the pharmaceutical industry's pricing practices, jockeying for the upper hand with the Trump administration on an issue that concerns Americans across the political ...
Jan 14, 2019
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