California aims to make its own insulin brand to lower price

July 29, 2022 0 Comments 0 tags

[ad_1] Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers still have many details to work out, including contracting with a private company to do most of the work. But the budget was

New York sues CVS for violating antitrust laws and blocking access to 340B drug program savings

July 29, 2022 0 Comments 0 tags

[ad_1] Many hospitals objected, James’ office said, because they already had a third-party administrator. Other hospitals, upon contracting with CVS, had to use Wellpartner exclusively because they could not afford

Public Option would lead to increased physician shortages – Healthcare Economist

July 29, 2022 0 Comments 0 tags

[ad_1] That is the conclusion from a recent report from some of my colleagues at FTI Consulting’s Center for Healthcare Economics and Policy. In the

Manchin, Schumer in surprise deal on health, energy, taxes

July 28, 2022 0 Comments 0 tags

[ad_1] In a startling turnabout, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Joe Manchin announced an expansive agreement Wednesday that had eluded them for months addressing healthcare and climate, raising

FDA chief’s long-promised opioid review faces skepticism

July 27, 2022 0 Comments 0 tags

[ad_1] As US opioid deaths mounted in 2016, the incoming head of the Food and Drug Administration promised a “sweeping review” of prescription painkillers in hopes of reversing the worst

Baxter’s Abacus software recalled by FDA for errors

July 26, 2022 0 Comments 0 tags

[ad_1] The FDA’s recall is based on five complaints that allege the software poses a risk to patients through printed labels it produces for compounded medication mixtures. They sometimes contain

Pfizer copay program violates anti-kickback law, court rules

July 25, 2022 0 Comments 0 tags

[ad_1] The pharmaceutical company Pfizer is not permitted to pay Medicare beneficiaries’ out-of-pocket costs for one of its medications, a federal appeals court ruled Monday. The Health and Human Services

340B Supreme Court ruling fix divides providers

July 25, 2022 0 Comments 0 tags

[ad_1] The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’s potential response to a Supreme Court decision that invalidated cuts to 340B payments spotlights the divide between providers that participate in the

UN health agency chief declares monkeypox a global emergency

July 24, 2022 0 Comments 0 tags

[ad_1] The expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an “extraordinary” situation that qualifies as a global emergency, the World Health Organization chief said Saturday, a declaration that

Yuvo Health, Centene’s Fidelis Care target New York for partnership

July 22, 2022 0 Comments 0 tags

[ad_1] Yuvo Health, a startup that offers value-based contracting services, and Centene Corp. subsidiary Fidelis Care are partnering to expand resources for federally qualified health centers in New York. The