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Trump Administration caves to pharma on Medicare Part D 'protected classes' reform
17 May 2019 - The Trump administration has shelved a proposal that would have stymied egregious price hikes in the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 May 2019
Trump administration backs off Medicare drug pricing rule
16 May 2019 - The Trump administration on Thursday backed off a controversial Medicare drug pricing proposal that would have ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 May 2019
Many hospitals charge double or even triple what Medicare would pay
9 May 2019 - The Parkview Health System in Indiana had among the highest overall hospital prices compared to Medicare rates, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 May 2019
Hospitals again defeat Medicare reimbursement drug rate cut
8 May 2019 - The Health and Human Services Department exceeded its statutory authority when it reduced hospitals’ 2019 Medicare ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 May 2019
Using external reference pricing in Medicare Part D to reduce drug price differentials with other countries
6 May 2019 - Many countries use external reference pricing to help determine drug prices. However, external reference pricing has received ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 May 2019
Should the U.S. save Medicare money by pegging drug prices to what other countries pay?
7 May 2019 - If the U.S. wants a better deal on some medicines, the federal government could try pegging ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 May 2019
Esperion announces U.S. FDA acceptance of new drug applications for both bempedoic acid and the bempedoic acid with ezetimibe combination tablet for filing and regulatory review
5 May 2019 - 21 February 2020 PDUFA target date goal for bempedoic acid and 26 February 2020 PDUFA target ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 May 2019
FDA approves Kalydeco (ivacaftor) as first and only CFTR modulator to treat eligible infants with CF as early as six months of age
30 April 2019 - Safety data from Phase 3 ARRIVAL study support treatment with Kalydeco in children ages six to <12 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 May 2019
PHARMAC sheds a little more light on procedures in savvy political move
1 May 2019 - Steve Maharey has just secured special status on David Clark's Christmas card list. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Apr 2019
Progressive Democrats have a plan to drastically lower drug prices for Medicare beneficiaries
29 April 2019 - Medicare is prohibited by law from doing what every other health insurance company does. It cannot ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Apr 2019
Medicare proposes boosting payments for CAR-T cancer therapy
24 April 2019 - The U.S. government is proposing to increase payments for innovative CAR-T cancer therapies, the administrator of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Apr 2019
Hospitals stand to lose billions under ‘Medicare for all’
21 April 2019 - For a patient’s knee replacement, Medicare will pay a hospital $17,000. The same hospital can get ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Apr 2019
Medicare aims to expand coverage of cancer care. But is it enough?
13 April 2019 - In a major test case, Medicare is poised to cover a promising but expensive new type ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Apr 2019
Would ‘Medicare for all’ save billions or cost billions?
10 April 2019 - How much would a “Medicare for all” plan, like the kind being introduced by Senator Bernie ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Apr 2019
Sanders to roll out updated 'Medicare for all' proposal Wednesday
8 April 2019 - Senator Bernie Sanders will roll out an updated version of his "Medicare for all" plan Wednesday ...