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RSS FeedPosted by Michael Wonder on 04 Apr 2020
Alternative drug purchasing arrangements do not justify raising the prices Medicaid pays for brand drugs
3 April 2020 - As the prescription drug pipeline fills with very high-cost gene therapies and specialty drugs, affordability and access ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Feb 2020
Trump’s Medicaid changes offer states new powers to lower drug costs — with a catch
31 January 2020 - The Trump administration on Thursday unveiled a powerful new tool for states to rein in prescription ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Oct 2019
Most state Medicaid programs continue to restrict access to hepatitis C medicines
16 October 2019 - Despite guidance from the federal government, most state Medicaid programs continue to deny hepatitis C treatments ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jun 2019
CMS approves Louisiana State Plan Amendment for supplemental rebate agreements using a modified subscription model for hepatitis C therapies in Medicaid
26 June 2019 - State Plan Amendment permits Louisiana to negotiate supplemental drug rebates to assist the state in controlling expenditures ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 May 2019
Extending VBP models into Medicaid drug purchasing: challenges and opportunities
22 May 2019 - Over the past decade, both public and private payers have increasingly sought to develop payment policies that ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Apr 2019
Pazdur on pandemonium: calls for collaboration, competition on PD-1 drugs
8 April 2019 - Pazdur chastises PD-1/PD-L1 pharmas for losing sight of patients. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Feb 2019
The best way to lower drug prices: end the Medicaid program that blocks discounts
5 February 2019 - On January 31, the Trump Administration unveiled a long-awaited plan to outlaw controversial rebates that drugmakers pay ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jan 2019
After falling under Obama, America’s uninsured rate looks to be rising
23 January 2019 - Medicaid enrollment is falling. Obamacare enrollment is falling. And a new survey shows that more people ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jan 2019
Governor Baker has plan to rein in soaring drug costs in state Medicaid program
24 January 2019 - The Baker administration on Wednesday unveiled a new plan to tackle the soaring cost of prescription ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Dec 2018
House set to vote on bill cracking down on drug companies overcharging Medicaid
7 December 2018 - The House is expected to vote next week on a bill to crack down on drug ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Nov 2018
In Michigan, Medicaid can now pay for drugs based on how well they work
14 November 2018 - The Trump administration gave Michigan’s Medicaid program permission to pay for drugs based in part on ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Oct 2018
Better data will serve as the foundation in modernising the Medicaid program
2 October 2018 - Between 2013 and 2016, Federal spending on Medicaid grew by over $100 billion. The program is ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Sep 2018
Medicaid to introduce value-based drug pricing
4 September 2018 - States have often been an incubator for innovative ideas in health technology pricing and reimbursement. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Aug 2018
CMS releases formal approach to ensure Medicaid demonstrations remain budget neutral
22 August 2018 - Agency reinforces commitment to transparency and controlling costs; provides new tool. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Aug 2018
Trump administration ends Medicaid loophole in drug rebates
9 August 2018 - Drug companies will be unable to game a requirement to give states large prescription rebates through ...