Pharmacy
The payments will be made over 10-15 years, with neither company admitting wrongdoing.
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Merck joins drugmakers AstraZeneca, Novartis, Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk and others singled out for potential fines.
Orphan drugs are priced more than 30 times higher than non-orphan drugs, the UnitedHealth Group subsidiary says.
The lawmakers describe the future of audio-only telehealth coverage as "unpredictable" and say a consistent policy should be established.
Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, HHS has received complaints about refusals by chain pharmacies, Becerra says.
The administration will task HHS and CMMI with testing new models that are shown to improve quality and lower costs.
Less competition and more vertical integration can embolden anti-competitive business practices to the detriment of patients, says AMA president.
The goal was to bring cancer treatments to the market at a cost, scale and efficacy that would have maximum impact.
The vaccines provide better protection against the Omicron variant, amid warnings of increased infections during the fall and winter months.