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PHARMAC has spent tens of millions on OxyContin, blamed for America's opioid crisis
10 July 2019 - PHARMAC has spent tens of millions of dollars funding a painkiller at the centre of the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Apr 2019
Pharma lobby nears spending records with drug prices under fire
23 April 2019 - Drug makers, groups disclose first-quarter spending increases. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Mar 2019
The impact of pharmaceutical rebates on patients’ drug expenditures
18 March 2019 - The drug-pricing landscape in Canada is complex, with 4 different agencies and each provincial, territorial and federal ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Mar 2019
CMS updates drug dashboards with prescription drug pricing and spending data
14 March 2019 - Dashboards further the agency’s efforts to increase price transparency throughout the healthcare system and create incentives ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Feb 2019
Express Scripts saved plans $45 billion on prescription drugs in 2018
6 February 2019 - Expanded access to innovative medications through solutions that improve quality and affordability. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Feb 2019
Government should spend money on cancer treatment, not gender reassignment
11 February 2019 - Should the government fund gender reassignment surgeries? ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Jan 2019
Australian Medical Association warns hospital 'funding crisis' jeopardises patient safety
29 January 2019 - Some $130 billion in Federal Government funding allocated to Australia's public hospitals over four years won't ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jan 2019
Big pharma spends record millions on lobbying amid pressure to lower drug prices
23 January 2019 - The lobbying group for the pharmaceutical industry spent about $27.5 million on lobbying activities in 2018, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jan 2019
Pharmaceutical companies spent $34m on patient advocacy groups, research finds
16 January 2019 - Money often spent while companies had drugs ‘under review for public reimbursement’ through PBS. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Jan 2019
Here's why many prescription drugs in the US cost so much—and it's not innovation or improvement
14 January 2019 - Americans spend about $1,200 on prescriptions drugs a year, according to the latest figures from the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Jan 2019
PBS Expenditure and Prescriptions Report 2017-18
11 January 2019 - The PBS Expenditure and Prescriptions Report 2017-18 is now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Dec 2018
Surviving niche busters: Main strategies employed by Canadian private insurers facing the arrival of high cost specialty drugs
6 December 2018 - The Canadian patchwork system of prescription drug coverage and the employer sponsored private health benefits group plans ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Dec 2018
CMS Office of the Actuary releases 2017 national health expenditures
6 December 2018 - Overall national health spending grew at a rate of 3.9% in 2017, almost 1.0 percentage point ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Dec 2018
NHS to save £1 billion on its medicines bill in 2019
5 December 2018 - The NHS is expected to save around £930 million on its medicines bill across the UK ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Nov 2018
NHS saves record £300 million by switching to cheaper arthritis drug
26 November 2018 - The NHS is set to save a record £300 million after negotiating deals with five manufacturers ...