The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s annual 2018 report to Congress features the flip side of the recent value-based rhetoric – highlighting “low-value” Medicare purchases. The drug chosen to make that argument is Mallinckrodt’s HP Acthar Gel.
MedPAC’s annual June report to Congress features a familiar drug, Mallinckrodt’s HP Acthar Gel, as the pharmaceutical example of low-value care in terms of Medicare spending.
The product’s age (first approved in 1952), its steady rapid rise in price since 2001 (average price per vial going...
Doctors are increasingly falling victim to financial scams due to their high incomes, busy schedules, and trust in professional networks. Recognizing the tactics scammers use and the reasons behind physicians’ susceptibility is essential for protecting medical professionals.
Senate HELP Committee chair Sanders trying to broker a deal between Novo Nordisk and the major pharmacy benefit managers that will lead to lower list prices.
Alternatives to the top pharmacy benefits managers argue health plan-PBM integration is leading to anti-competitive tactics that make it impossible for some employers to switch PBMs.
An effort to change the US Food and Drug Administration’s conclusion that its obesity treatment candidate retatrutide is a drug and not a biologic could give the product more time with unrestricted pricing in Medicare, among other benefits.
Pharmacy benefit manager sues Federal Trade Commission claiming chair Khan has orchestrated a campaign against PBMs that is not based in fact.
Alternatives to the top pharmacy benefits managers argue health plan-PBM integration is leading to anti-competitive tactics that make it impossible for some employers to switch PBMs.
The UK regulator approved 16 medicines containing a new active substance in the first half of this year, while the European Commission issued marketing authorizations for 20 NAS-containing drugs.
