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By Jeff Lagasse | 11:04 am | September 21, 2017
The Biosimilars Council has urged CMS to revisit their payment and coding policy and provide unique billing code and payment rate for these drugs.
By Jeff Lagasse | 02:56 pm | September 19, 2017
Most say payers should increase prices for those with poor health habits and offer affordable catastrophic health insurance plans.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 02:44 pm | September 19, 2017
Proceeds used to buy a $3.6 million mansion formerly owned by Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson, a Ferrari, two Rolls Royces, other luxury autos, DOJ said.
By Mike Miliard | 10:50 am | September 18, 2017
By giving patients control over their data, the technology could enable better privacy protections, more efficiency and easier information exchange.
By Sarah Jane Tribble, Kaiser Health News | 09:43 am | September 18, 2017
A seemingly minor detail about 340B discount program in ACA has left rural pharmacists struggling to keep medicines in stock.
By Sarah Jane Tribble, Kaiser Health News | 04:12 pm | September 13, 2017
The agency confirmed FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb's modernization plan is part of a larger effort to increase competition and decrease drug prices.
By Susan Morse | 12:26 pm | August 31, 2017
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved acute lymphoblastic leukemia treatment Kymriah, that comes with a $475,000 price tag.
By Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News | 11:56 am | August 31, 2017
Novartis officials said it is working with 20 hospitals to provide Kymriah within a month.
By Susan Morse | 03:58 pm | August 28, 2017
Anthem-affiliated health plans are limited to seven days for the initial prescription for short-acting opioids.
By Susan Morse | 11:45 am | August 25, 2017
Envelope flaw allowed others to see patient information on options Aetna's health plan offers when filling prescriptions.