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Medicare for all is divisive (in the Democratic Party)
18 March 2019 - More than 100 Democrats — and at least four of the party’s presidential candidates — have endorsed ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Feb 2019
House Democrats reveal plan for Medicare for all
26 February 2019 - At a recent town hall in California, Senator Kamala Harris, who announced her 2020 presidential bid, said ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Feb 2019
Shionogi receives European Union Marketing Authorisation for lusutrombopag for the treatment of severe thrombocytopenia in adults with chronic liver disease undergoing invasive procedures
22 February 2019 - The approval of lusutrombopag is based on two pivotal Phase 3 randomised clinical trials, L-PLUS1 and L-PLUS2. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Feb 2019
Hospital drug prices are up to 7 times greater than Medicare pricing
15 February 2019 - A new study shows something many healthcare patients know all too well: hospitals are charging significant ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Feb 2019
Medicare patients face surging costs for some life-saving drugs
11 February 2019 - Medicare patients with serious illnesses pay an astounding amount of out-of-pocket costs for their prescription drugs, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Feb 2019
Democrats unveil bill for Medicare to negotiate drug prices
7 February 2019 - Democrats on Thursday unveiled a bill to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices, a key part ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Feb 2019
Medicare Part D no match for runaway specialty drug costs
7 February 2019 - When Medicare prescription drug insurance was created in 2003, the idea that beneficiaries with very high drug ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Jan 2019
CMS proposes Medicare Advantage and Part D payment and policy updates to maximise competition and coverage
30 January 2019 - Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released proposed changes that will take significant steps ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jan 2019
Could Trump and Hill Democrats make a deal to curb Medicare drug prices?
23 January 2019 - Believe it or not, there is a chance President Trump and congressional Democrats can reach an ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Jan 2019
Mandatory or voluntary? A sticking point for European HTA
10 January 2019 - The long road to unified European Health Technology Assessment is continuing. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Jan 2019
The $9 billion upcharge: how insurers kept extra cash from Medicare
4 January 2019 - CVS, UnitedHealth, Humana and other health insurers’ bids to manage Part D prescription-drug plans for seniors have ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Jan 2019
Federal judge blocks Trump administration's cuts to discount drug program
28 December 2018 - A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's cuts to a Medicare drug discount program. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Dec 2018
Expansion of the Medicare 340B payment program: hospital participation, prescribing patterns and reimbursement, and legal challenges
11 December 2018 - The 340B program began as a means to lower the cost of outpatient medications for a small ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Nov 2018
Trump moves to lower Medicare drug costs by relaxing some patient protections
26 November 2018 - Approximately 45 million people have outpatient drug coverage through Part D of Medicare. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Nov 2018
CMS takes action to lower prescription drug costs by modernising Medicare
26 November 2018 - Proposed regulation for Medicare Parts C & D would strengthen negotiations with prescription drug manufacturers to lower ...