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Teva Pharmaceuticals, collaborators team up to donate behavioral health meds to free clinics, pharmacies

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MAY 4, 2023

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PBM lobby sues Arkansas over law requiring drug middlemen to sell pharmacies

Health Care Dive

JUNE 10, 2025

The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association is following in the footsteps of two of its largest members — Cigna’s Express Scripts and CVS’ Caremark — that have also sued Arkansas over its controversial law.

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House Republicans' new 340B bill 'a pharmaceutical industry wish list,' hospitals say

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MAY 29, 2024

Republican lawmakers in the House have introduced a bill Tuesday that tightens eligibility and public reporting requirements within the 340B Drug Discount Program, earning the applause of industry | Critics of the increasingly scrutinized 340B program applauded a new bill that tightens eligibility and public reporting requirements.

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U.S. Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Supply Chain: 2025 Risks, Opportunities for Stakeholders

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JUNE 17, 2025

House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing on America's reliance on foreign sources for active pharmaceutical ingredients

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The Elasticity of Pharmaceutical Innovation

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MARCH 18, 2025

to 15% less pharmaceutical innovation. However, we argue that a typical long-run elasticity associated with U.S. revenues lies within the range of 0.25 implying that for every 10% reduction in expected revenues, we can expect 2.5% What is driving the variability in these estimates? Certainly different study designs matter (see below).

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Out-of-pocket spending on prescriptions grew even after accounting for rebates: study

Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

There's no shortage of attention on rising pharmaceutical costs, but policymakers need to have the full picture of trends in this space to work off of, according to a new study.

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Leveraging Technology to Improve Pharmaceutical Oversight and Patient Safety

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OCTOBER 10, 2024

In a time when healthcare is always changing, the pharmaceutical sector is under more pressure to ensure patient safety while maintaining compliance with stringent regulatory standards. As the complexity of pharmaceutical delivery rises, technology has become ever more crucial in tracking and safeguarding pharmacological products.

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How Pharmaceuticals Can Unlock the Power of Influencer Marketing

Healthcare Success

OCTOBER 7, 2024

But with all the regulations, can pharmaceutical marketers really utilize influencers to reach consumers and HCPs? This episode is essential listening for pharmaceutical and other healthcare leaders looking for modern ways to engage their audience, increase brand awareness, and boost sales. I'm a pharmaceutical physician.

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Boston Children's brings engineering precision to pediatric heart surgery

Healthcare It News

JANUARY 2, 2025

" Evolving practice, proposing billing codes CFD is also used in respiratory medicine, the development of medical devices like dialysis machines to improve their operation, pharmaceutical efficacy, patient education, treatment decisions , air quality systems and more.

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Aetna sues drugmakers over alleged price-fixing scheme

Health Care Dive

JANUARY 7, 2025

The complaint alleges nearly two dozen pharmaceutical companies colluded to limit competition, causing costs for certain generic medications to skyrocket.

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Vendor notebook: Streamlining how EHRs work and health systems operate

Healthcare It News

JUNE 30, 2025

Testing Apple vision tech Cosmo Pharmaceuticals announced that in July, it will initiate its first usability study of a medical device software application connecting Medtronic's AI-powered platform for the GI Genius endoscopy module with Apple Vision Pro.

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Healthcare costs will grow 7% next year, PwC finds

Health Care Dive

JUNE 29, 2023

Providers are expected to seek rate increases from payers as they struggle with labor costs, while health plans will face pressure from increased pharmaceutical expenses.

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Large employers forecast 7.8% hike in health costs next year, thanks to rising pharmacy spend

Health Care Dive

AUGUST 21, 2024

The growing burden of pharmaceuticals is expected to be the primary driver of higher healthcare spending in 2025, mostly due to expensive GLP-1 drugs in demand for weight loss, according to the Business Group on Health.

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Why is the market design for innovative pharmaceuticals not well understood?

Healthcare ECONOMIST

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

A lot of people when they look at pharmaceutical prices think they are ‘too high’ or ‘too low’ But the question is, too high or too low relative to what? What are our goals in pharmaceutical pricing. That is the title of a fantastic editorial from Olivença et al.

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Best Practices for Conquering Data Management Challenges in the Pharma Industry

HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 13, 2024

But it’s especially difficult in an industry like pharmaceuticals, due both to the sensitivity of the data and the severity of consequences that result from data management mistakes. Best practices for managing pharmaceutical data Again, there are no simple solutions for streamlining data management in the pharmaceutical industry.

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The legal battle over drug price negotiations is just getting started

Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Pharmaceutical companies are waging war against federal agencies over one of the Inflation Reduction Act’s major provisions allowing Medicare to negotiate 10 drugs to reduce out-of-pocket costs for | Legal experts question whether the Inflation Reduction Act is within its rights to enforce its drug pricing negotiation provision.

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Mayo Clinic, LifePoint Health sue pharmas over 'pay for delay' deals keeping blood cancer drug prices high

Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The Mayo Clinic and LifePoint Health believe that collusion within pharmaceutical industry forced their organizations to overpay for the multiple myeloma drug Revlimid, and are petitioning the cour | The health systems said agreements between Revlimid's owners, Celgene and Bristol-Myers Squibb, and other drugmakers that delayed full production (..)

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The Role of AI in Streamlining Drug Discovery and Clinical Trials: A New Era in Pharmaceutical Innovation

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AUGUST 20, 2024

In the rapidly evolving world of pharmaceuticals, artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as a game-changer. This predictive capability can help pharmaceutical companies make informed decisions about whether to proceed with a trial, adjust the trial design, or even abandon a trial that is unlikely to succeed.

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OptimizeRx AI pilot identifies non-adherence risks

Healthcare It News

AUGUST 25, 2022

healthcare providers to their patients, launched a pharmaceutical pilot to identify doctors whose patient treatment plans are at risk of lapsing due to costs. Rochester, Michigan-based OptimizeRx Corp., which provides care-focused engagement throughout patient journeys and connects more than 60% of U.S.

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Biden administration flags dozens of pharma companies to pay Medicare rebates for 'outrageous' price hikes

Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The Biden administration is cracking down on pharmaceutical companies as part of its price-fighting measures under the Inflation Reduction Act. | The Biden Administration announced Thursday a list of 48 Part B drugs with prices that rose faster than the rate of inflation in the final quarter of 2023. Here's what they plan to do now.

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Cigna-owned Express Scripts taps new president

Health Care Dive

JANUARY 19, 2023

Previously, Adam Kautzner led pharmaceutical and retail network contracting and drug sourcing as vice president of supply chain for the PBM and Accredo Pharmacy.

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Bristol Myers wins FDA approval for first drug to treat inherited heart condition

Health Care Dive

APRIL 29, 2022

But a tricky dosing regimen, as well as safety concerns, could challenge the pharmaceutical giant's lofty forecast. Bristol Myers paid $13 billion to acquire the drug's maker, MyoKardia, and expects it to become a blockbuster.

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A new, non-opioid pain drug is here. Getting it to patients could be agony.

Health Care Dive

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

After decades of research, Vertex Pharmaceuticals now has an approved pain medication. Can one of the world’s most powerful biotechs contend with a healthcare system that’s long favored opioids?

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FDA outlines new Drug Supply Chain Security Act exemptions

Health Care Dive

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Several groups have been granted additional time to comply with the more than 10-year-old legislation, which requires complete end-to-end supply chain visibility for pharmaceutical products.

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CMS lays out plans for negotiating drug prices

Health Care Dive

MARCH 16, 2023

The guidance fills in details for one of the central pharmaceutical provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act, signaling how the agency will use its new authority.

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RFID breakthroughs poised to transform healthcare

Healthcare It News

JANUARY 31, 2024

They can quickly be integrated into manufacturing lines, which means embedded RFID technologies are no longer hindering pharmaceutical manufacturing. “It ensures all parties can easily interact with pharmaceutical products at any point in the supply chain, resulting in a more cohesive and efficient ecosystem.”

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US launches probe that could set stage for pharma tariffs

Health Care Dive

APRIL 14, 2025

importing pharmaceuticals and their starting materials. The Commerce Department has begun a so-called Section 232 investigation into the national security effects of the U.S.

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Appeals court affirms Arkansas law against drugmakers' 340B contract pharmacy restrictions

Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 13, 2024

The three-judge panel's ruling, which could be appealed, could spur action in other states.

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Growing adoption of AI CXR solution among APAC military hospitals and more briefs

Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The Docquity PAP facilitates the connection among hospitals, HCPs, patients, and pharmaceutical partners on one platform.

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Coalition of 33 organizations endorses CMS' proposal to quickly cover new medical devices

Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 31, 2023

The American Telemedicine Association, the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) and Otsuka America Pharmaceutical are among the groups in support of the Centers for Medic | Organizations signed a letter pledging support for a CMS-backed transitional coverage for emergency technologies pathway, which they say could improve (..)

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Dr. J. Allen Meadows: How digital inhalers have led to more informed treatment discussions in my practice

Health Care Dive

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Allen Meadows worked with Teva Pharmaceuticals to share his experience with the Digihaler® family of inhalers and accompanying platforms.

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Should Dynamic Drug Pricing be Incorporated into Cost-Effectiveness Analyses?

Healthcare ECONOMIST

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

This is particularly relevant for pharmaceuticals. The need for dynamic pricing is particularly important when comparing pharmaceutical to non-pharmaceutical health technologies. Whittington et al. 2024) write: A drug’s net price often increases following launch and may later fall as competitors enter the market.

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NVIDIA BioNeMo Framework Accelerates AI Drug Discovery

HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

What You Should Know: – NVIDIA announced widespread adoption of its open-source BioNeMo™ Framework by pharmaceutical companies, techbio innovators, and AI researchers to accelerate drug discovery and molecule design. The BioNeMo Blueprint for virtual screening, for example, streamlines the process of designing small molecules.

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Moderna sues Pfizer, BioNTech over COVID-19 vaccine technology

Health Care Dive

AUGUST 26, 2022

The biotech claims its rivals’ vaccine Comirnaty, one of the world’s top-selling pharmaceutical products, infringes on two patents covering its messenger RNA technology.

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Intel, ConsenSys Health combine blockchain and AI for clinical trials management

Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Matching patients to clinical trials they are eligible for has been a major challenge for everyone from pharmaceutical companies to hospitals. We also worked with a large pharmaceutical company to validate the problem area and solution design." THE PROBLEM. " RESULTS.

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Cigna restricts coverage of new ALS drug, deepening fears about access

Health Care Dive

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The health insurer’s national formulary considers Amylyx Pharmaceuticals’ Relyvrio to be "experimental, investigational or unproven for any use,” and now does not recommend covering it.

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AARP court brief backs Medicare price negotiation program

Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 21, 2023

In a federal lawsuit, AARP is supporting Medicare’s new ability to negotiate drug prices with pharmaceutical companies, ahead of CMS naming the first 10 prescription drugs next month. The nation’s leading lobbying group for older Americans is supporting the U.S. |

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Doximity lays off 10% of workforce, stock slides as company downgrades revenue guidance

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AUGUST 8, 2023

Doximity, a digital platform for medical professionals, cut its workforce by 10%, or 100 employee positions, and downgraded its revenue guidance as it faces economic pressures and slowing sales am | Doximity, a digital platform for medical professionals, cut its workforce by 10%, or 100 employee positions, and downgraded its revenue guidance as it (..)

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Roundup: Sun Pharma reports IT breach and more briefs

Healthcare It News

MARCH 2, 2023

Sun Pharma probes cyber breach Indian pharma giant Sun Pharmaceutical Industries has reported an "information security incident," according to PTI. The news report noted that the company has already reported the incident to the authorities and has since isolated its affected IT assets.

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American Brain Foundation Launches $10M Neuroinflammation Research Initiative

HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

What You Should Know: – The American Brain Foundation has launched a $10 million cross-disciplinary research initiative that transcends traditional research and philanthropy boundaries by bringing together nonprofit organizations, pharmaceutical and biotech investors, philanthropists, and researchers.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2024

of individuals >15 were daily smokers Alcohol use : 6% of adults regularly engage in heavy drinking (below EU average of 18.5%) [link] Healthcare spending Healthcare spending : €132 billion (as of 2021) Healthcare spending as a share of GDP : 10.8% (as of 2021) Pharmaceutical spending : €12.7 Country overview Population : 48.4

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Brooklyn Health Secures $6.5M to Expand AI-Powered Precision for Clinical Trial Endpoints

HIT Consultant

MAY 27, 2025

This gives clinicians real-time feedback on interview administration and provides pharmaceutical sponsors with unprecedented visibility into data quality at scale. Prior to Willis, such interview review was an entirely manual process, making it impractical and prohibitively expensive for most study sponsors.

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Novo Nordisk Amps Up Drug Discovery with Gefion AI Supercomputer

HIT Consultant

JUNE 11, 2025

AI-Powered Supercomputing Alliance to Advance Drug Discovery at Scale In a landmark multiyear agreement, Novo Nordisk and Gefion have partnered to accelerate pharmaceutical innovation by integrating next-generation AI and high-performance computing. Novo Nordisk has identified AI as a strategic priority across its value chain.

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Ubie and PatientsLikeMe Partner to Improve Patient Journeys with AI

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NOVEMBER 13, 2024

This collaboration also introduces a transformative approach to patient marketing, particularly for pharmaceutical companies. By targeting the “invisible patient”—those undiagnosed individuals navigating complex health issues—this partnership allows companies to engage with a previously difficult-to-reach patient population.

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Teva Pharmaceuticals, collaborators team up to donate behavioral health meds to free clinics, pharmacies

PBM lobby sues Arkansas over law requiring drug middlemen to sell pharmacies

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House Republicans' new 340B bill 'a pharmaceutical industry wish list,' hospitals say

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Out-of-pocket spending on prescriptions grew even after accounting for rebates: study

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Boston Children's brings engineering precision to pediatric heart surgery

Aetna sues drugmakers over alleged price-fixing scheme

Vendor notebook: Streamlining how EHRs work and health systems operate

Healthcare costs will grow 7% next year, PwC finds

Large employers forecast 7.8% hike in health costs next year, thanks to rising pharmacy spend

Why is the market design for innovative pharmaceuticals not well understood?

Best Practices for Conquering Data Management Challenges in the Pharma Industry

The legal battle over drug price negotiations is just getting started

Mayo Clinic, LifePoint Health sue pharmas over 'pay for delay' deals keeping blood cancer drug prices high

The Role of AI in Streamlining Drug Discovery and Clinical Trials: A New Era in Pharmaceutical Innovation

OptimizeRx AI pilot identifies non-adherence risks

Biden administration flags dozens of pharma companies to pay Medicare rebates for 'outrageous' price hikes

Cigna-owned Express Scripts taps new president

Bristol Myers wins FDA approval for first drug to treat inherited heart condition

A new, non-opioid pain drug is here. Getting it to patients could be agony.

FDA outlines new Drug Supply Chain Security Act exemptions

CMS lays out plans for negotiating drug prices

RFID breakthroughs poised to transform healthcare

US launches probe that could set stage for pharma tariffs

Appeals court affirms Arkansas law against drugmakers' 340B contract pharmacy restrictions

Growing adoption of AI CXR solution among APAC military hospitals and more briefs

Coalition of 33 organizations endorses CMS' proposal to quickly cover new medical devices

Dr. J. Allen Meadows: How digital inhalers have led to more informed treatment discussions in my practice

Should Dynamic Drug Pricing be Incorporated into Cost-Effectiveness Analyses?

NVIDIA BioNeMo Framework Accelerates AI Drug Discovery

Moderna sues Pfizer, BioNTech over COVID-19 vaccine technology

Intel, ConsenSys Health combine blockchain and AI for clinical trials management

Cigna restricts coverage of new ALS drug, deepening fears about access

AARP court brief backs Medicare price negotiation program

Doximity lays off 10% of workforce, stock slides as company downgrades revenue guidance

Roundup: Sun Pharma reports IT breach and more briefs

American Brain Foundation Launches $10M Neuroinflammation Research Initiative

Health care in Spain

Brooklyn Health Secures $6.5M to Expand AI-Powered Precision for Clinical Trial Endpoints

Novo Nordisk Amps Up Drug Discovery with Gefion AI Supercomputer

Ubie and PatientsLikeMe Partner to Improve Patient Journeys with AI

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