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Mintz IRA Update — The Future of the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and pharmaceutical drug manufacturers are gearing up for the second ...
Senator Baldwin Introduces Bill to Cap Prescription Drug Costs
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined a group of her colleagues in introducing the Capping Prescription Costs Act, ...
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Mintz IRA Update — Duplicate Discounts Between the 340B Program & Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program
The 340B Drug Pricing Program (340B Program) is no stranger to controversy. We have previously covered the ongoing contract pharmacy legal battles ...
West Pharmaceutical's Long-Term Growth Intact, but Margin Expansion Less Uncertain
West Pharma’s financial strength is solid, and the firm has historically managed a very strong balance sheet. As of year-end 2023, West had total debt outstanding of $206 million. West has ...
Legislation over KY’s 340B drug discounts may seem complicated, but it’s quite simple. | Opinion
Senate Bill 14 in the ongoing Kentucky legislative session relates to the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program. This program ...
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RFK Jr. confirmed as HHS Secretary: Here’s how pharma might be impacted
Vaccine policy, Medicare drug negotiations, and a potential DTC advertising ban will all fall under Kennedy’s purview as HHS ...
Medicare Drug Coverage Is Often Inadequate—Here’s Why
She learned that she would have to try, and "fail," on two other drugs before Medicare would cover the new one.
Retro Indy: Haag's Drugs was malt shop, pharmacy, toy store and more all under one roof
Brothers Louis and Julius Haag opened their first store in Indianapolis in 1876 and turned their business into a small empire ...
Attack drug costs
Recently, a letter to the editor I wrote was published in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette on the subject of skyrocketing health-care costs, inclusive of rising pharmaceutical drug prices. I referenced ...
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Stuart Piltch Offers Insight on Cigna’s Initiative to Lower Patient Drug Costs
Stuart Piltch, president of Risk Strategies Consulting and a seasoned expert in healthcare and insurance, offers his ...
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Top California Democrats clash over how to rein in drug industry middlemen
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislators in Sacramento seem to agree: Prescription drug prices are too high. But ...
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Senator Gillibrand announces legislation to reduce prescription drug costs
NEW YORK (WBNG) -- On Wednesday, Senator Kristen Gillibrand announced legislation to help reduce prescription drug costs. According to the Senator, her office has heard from tens of thousands of New ...