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RSS FeedPosted by Michael Wonder on 18 Sep 2019
Medicare Part D rebates ‘substantially’ reduced drug spending, but not enough to offset price hikes
18 September 2019 - As controversy continues over prescription drug pricing, a new study finds that Medicare Part D spent ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Sep 2019
Price controls for Medicare don't put America first
17 September 2019 - Instead of embracing drug price controls, the U.S. should pressure other nations to abandon them. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Sep 2019
When are RCTs required for breakthrough drugs, HDEs? JAMA study investigates
11 September 2019 - A new study in JAMA Network Open finds that drugs and medical devices approved by the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Sep 2019
How to correct this big Medicare mistake
10 September 2019 - It's a big mistake to assume that Medicare is the only health insurance you need in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Sep 2019
Bernie Sanders went to Canada, and a dream of ‘Medicare for all’ flourished
9 September 2019 - The Vermont senator has staked his presidential campaign, and much of his political legacy, on transforming health ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Sep 2019
Medicare drug price negotiation — why now . . . and how
4 September 2019 - A targeted bargaining strategy using tried and tested arbitration techniques could help Medicare balance drug innovation and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Sep 2019
Proposals to redesign Medicare Part D — easing the burden of rising drug prices
4 September 2019 - Amid concerns about high drug prices, policy makers are considering options for modifying the Medicare Part D ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Aug 2019
Promoting paediatric drug research and labelling — outcomes of legislation
28 August 2019 - Congress has modified regulations of the FDA to promote research assessing the efficacy and safety of drugs ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Aug 2019
Pharmacists call for Medicare rebates for medical consultations at the chemist
15 August 2019 - Pharmacists are pushing the Morrison government for changes to the Medicare system to allow Australians to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Aug 2019
DHB backs PHARMAC in making ‘hard calls’
7 August 2019 - Hauora Tairawhiti has a role of supporting drugs-funding agency PHARMAC in its ‘‘hard calls” but not ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Aug 2019
PHARMAC considers funding breast cancer drug Kadcyla advocates have been fighting for
7 August 2019 - The Government's drug-buying agency PHARMAC is considering funding three new drugs - including one which advocates ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Aug 2019
Health insurers walk delicate line against Democrats’ health proposals
31 July 2019 - As Democratic presidential candidates take aim at the health-insurance industry, companies are striking a delicate balance, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Jul 2019
Medicare for all instead of private health insurance? Question vexes 2020 Democrats
28 July 2019 - Some presidential candidates drew fire after vowing to abolish private insurance, and the issue will likely surface ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Jul 2019
CAR T-cell therapy: a microcosm for the challenges ahead in Medicare
29 July 2019 - The search for more effective and less toxic therapies for cancer has occupied scientists for decades. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jul 2019
Medicare paid for medicines that three other wealthy nations decided had little value
24 July 2019 - As the U.S. grapples with rising prices for medicines, a new analysis finds Medicare spent more ...