Pharmacy

Dec 05 | Jeff Lagasse

Suicide attempts and hospitals admissions linked to non-opioid drugs on the rise

All states have seen increases in gabapentin exposures over a five-year period, coinciding with a decline in…

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Dec 05 | Jeff Lagasse

Commercializing breakthrough drugs in a value-based market could lead to better outcomes

Outcomes-based pricing models are bringing transparency to the often-murky orphan drug market.

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Dec 03 | Jeff Lagasse

HHS seeks to end HIV epidemic with Ready, Set, PrEP initiative

CVS Health, Walgreens and Rite Aid will be donating drug dispensing services to help uninsured patients receive access to…

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Nov 27 | Susan Morse

UnitedHealthcare to open 14 Medicare services centers in Walgreens stores

Companies are also partnering on AARP Medicare Advantage Walgreens plans from UnitedHealthcare.

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Nov 26 | Jeff Lagasse

Profits drive rising prices for MS drugs, say industry executives

The researchers determined that the current rebate system, which incentivizes high list prices for drugs, plays a central…

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Nov 22 | Susan Morse

Humana's Medicare Advantage value-based programs reduce healthcare costs by $3.5 billion, report shows

Humana's revenue is projected to increase on 17% rise in MA membership and premium…

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Nov 21 | Jeff Lagasse

Patients treated outside NCI centers less likely to receive high-cost lung cancer drugs

Patients treated at NCI-designated cancer centers were 10% more likely to be given these drugs than…

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Nov 20 | Susan Morse

AHA and CVS Health are behind pharma bashing radio ads, says STAT report

CVS Health says it provided funding to help counter the hundreds of millions of dollars the pharmaceutical industry…

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Nov 18 | Susan Morse

PillPack launches Amazon Pharmacy branding

The branding has changed from "PillPack, an Amazon company" to "PillPack by Amazon Pharmacy."

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Nov 15 | Susan Morse

Former Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini talks about CVS, the Amazon experience and how insurers stay relevant

"What's needed is to start with the patient, and the patient as a consumer,…

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