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Azar Names New Drug Pricing Advisor Following Predecessor's Death
John O'Brien, a pharmacist with experience in the private sector and government, will serve as HHS' point man on drug...
Strategy
3 Ways Your Hospital Can Contain Escalating Drug Prices and Shortages
What can hospital executives and clinicians do inside their hospital walls to tackle rising costs and inconsistent supplies?
340B Final Rule Will Launch on January 1, 2019
HHS shortens the 340B final rule implantation by six months after determining that it would not 'interfere' with the departments...
Finance
CVS-Aetna Megamerger Complete
The long-awaited deal closed Wednesday for about $70 billion, bringing together the pharmacy chain and insurance giant.
California OKs CVS Aetna Merger
The next big hurdle for the mega-merger will be in New York, where regulators have threatened to block the deal...
Branded Drug Price Hikes Outpace Generic Savings, BCBSA Says
Branded prescription drugs were 17% of total prescriptions filled by Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial plans in 2017, but they...
Clinical Care
Hepatitis C Treatment Times Cut in Half, Still Effective
Models show that personalized patient drug regimens can reduce treatment times and save money without jeopardizing efficacy.
Finance
Nearly 75% of Consumers Would Change Pharmacies for Savings
Consumers continue to face price challenges for prescription drugs, having abandoned prescriptions at the pharmacy over costs, according to a...
Trump HRA, Drug Pricing Proposals Confound Expectations
A president who rails against the ACA and champions free markets now calls for expanding Obamacare's marketplace coverage and government...
DOJ Indicts 4 Florida Men in $1B Telemedicine Fraud Conspiracy
Private payers, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee, were bilked out of about $174 million in the compounding pharmacy...
Strategy
'We Will Go Further': Azar Eyes Mandate Despite PhRMA's New Approach to TV Ads
The HHS secretary called PhRMA's voluntary action 'a small step in the right direction' but vowed to carry the Trump...
No More Secrets: Congress Bans Pharmacist 'Gag Orders' On Drug Prices
The president was expected to sign two bills Wednesday that ban clauses that prohibit pharmacists from telling customers when they...