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Strategy
PhRMA says Hospitals Hike Patients' Drug Prices, Reap ProfitsThe accusations come just days after a RAND Corporation report noted that U.S. consumers pay 2.56 times more for prescription...
Covid-19
When Your Chance for a Covid Shot Comes, Don't Worry About the NumbersThere are five reasons experts say you should take the J&J shot ? assuming the FDA authorizes it ? if...
Strategy
States Move Ahead With Canada Drug Importation While Awaiting Signal From BidenThe Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, an industry trade group, filed suit in federal court in Washington, D.C., to...
Covid-19
Remdesivir, Given to Half of Hospitalized Covid Patients in U.S., Is Big Win for Gilead — Boosted by TaxpayersAs U.S. infections climb above 24 million, doctors with no other FDA-approved treatment options are now prescribing remdesivir to half...
Revenue Cycle
AMA Announces New CPT Code for Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 VaccineThe AMA also created a new HCPCS Level II code for the vaccine's administration.
Technology
Arizona-based Pharmacy Suffers Breach Impacting More Than 130K IndividualsGenRx terminated the cybercriminals' access to the pharmacy's systems within one day.
Strategy
The Justice Department Sues Walmart, Accusing It of Illegally Dispensing OpioidsTwo years after the Trump administration walked away from charging Walmart criminally for its role in the opioid crisis, the...
Covid-19
FDA Grants Pfizer EUA for COVID-19 Vaccine, Healthcare Leaders JubilantAccording to Pfizer, the first doses of the vaccine are prepared to be delivered immediately.
Clinical Care
Feds Look to Pharmacists to Boost Childhood Immunization RatesFederal officials are banking on pharmacists to undergo additional training and help reverse the slump in child immunization rates caused...
Covid-19
How Pharma Money Colors Operation Warp Speed's Quest to Defeat COVIDThe Trump administration relied on an unusual maneuver that allowed executives to keep investments in drug companies that would benefit...
Strategy
Trump Unveils Sweeping Reforms to Lower Drug PricesThe administration will eliminate Medicare Part D drug rebates for "middlemen" and impose a Most Favored Nation pricing policy on...
Strategy
Patients Struggle to Find Prescription Opioids After NY Tax Drives Out SuppliersPain patients in New York have lost access to vital medicine since July 2019, when the state implemented an excise...