NASHP

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

2021 State Legislative Action to Lower Pharmaceutical Costs Updated September 22, 2021. Find the status of state legislation to address prescription drug costs below. Use the category button to search by type of legislation and roll over a state to view its pending drug legislation.

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NASHP

MAY 30, 2023

ET Register The post State-Only Call: Federal Pharmaceutical Drug Legislation appeared first on NASHP. Speakers Yvette Fontenot , Health Policy Expert, Avenue Solutions Andrew McKechnie , Government Relations Consultant, Tiber Creek Group Monday, June 5, 4–4:30 p.m.

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Healthcare ECONOMIST

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Is it new surgical techniques, better diagnostics, improved medical devices, or new pharmaceuticals? Based on physicians responses, across all 8 diseases , pharmaceuticals had the largest impact on health. Across all 8 diseases 56% of the relative value came from pharmaceuticals. Clearly public health initiatives (e.g.,

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NASHP

JANUARY 1, 2023

The post 2023 State Legislative Action to Lower Pharmaceutical Costs appeared first on NASHP. Email Allison McDowell. Download archived trackers for previous years : 2022 , 2021 , 2020 , 2019 , 2018 , 2017 , and 2015-2016.

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Healthcare ECONOMIST

AUGUST 8, 2023

That is the subtitle of an NBER working paper by Charles Gray, Abby E. Alpert & Neeraj Sood. The author examine recent mergers between pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and health insurers. On the one hand, integration may beneficial to consumers. better accounting for medical costs offsets).

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Bill Of Health

JULY 20, 2022

Section 340B of the Public Health Service Act requires that pharmaceutical manufacturers give discounts on specified outpatient drugs to certain covered entities who typically serve low-income or otherwise underserved patients, including hospitals and clinics. By Amy Cook, JD, Jonathan Larsen, JD, MPP, and Sabrina Ruchelli, JD.

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Sheppard Health Law

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Pharmaceutical manufacturers are challenging the breadth of the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”) in federal court, arguing that the government is harming the very vulnerable patients it aims to serve by prohibiting cost-sharing subsidies for life-saving oncology drugs.

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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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Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 14, 2024

Pharmaceutical costs, non-claims payments and outpatient care fueled “unchecked” healthcare spending in Massachusetts that's increasingly being felt by its residents, according to new findings from | The Bay State's healthcare cost growth benchmark program is calling for policy action after a report showed per-person health spending well (..)

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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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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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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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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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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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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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Healthcare ECONOMIST

APRIL 8, 2024

If the EMA evaluates a pharmaceutical and grants it marketing authorization, this determination is binding all all European Union member states. This procedure was adopted in 2001, and includes new treatments that are outside of the CP such as other pharmaceuticals and generics. Centralized procedure (CP).

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Fierce Healthcare

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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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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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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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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Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 23, 2023

The cost of pharmaceuticals is a key topic for policymakers on the Hill, and it should come as no surprise that it's also a major concern for employers across the country. |

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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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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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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

In this conversation, Tarek Rabah, President and CEO of Otsuka North America Pharmaceutical Business is interviewed for Mental Illness Awareness Week. While the road to equity is complex, Otsuka’s commitment is to see a world where every mind is valued.

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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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Healthcare ECONOMIST

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The US is the fastest and Europe is the slowest among selected major pharmaceutical markets according to a report by EFPIA. You can read EFPIA’s full report and response to the EU pharmaceutical packet here.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 28, 2024

What You Should Know: – Verix , a leader in AI-powered commercial operations solutions for the pharmaceutical industry, has announced the launch of its revolutionary GenAI Database Explorer.

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Health Care Dive

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Targeting providers directly is a pivot from GoodRx’s traditional focus, but the company sees an opportunity to capture more pharmaceutical advertising revenue, executive medical director Preeti Parikh, said.

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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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Healthcare ECONOMIST

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

is by far the largest market for pharmaceuticals in the world and the engine of global pharmaceutical innovation. These include: The challenge for public policy is to sustain the pace of medical innovation while ensuring that valuable new technologies remain affordable and accessible.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Leading Pharmaceutical Advances Globally Yseop, a pioneer in Generative AI for medical and regulatory writing, has automated critical aspects of the clinical document landscape, such as Clinical Study Reports and Patient Narratives.

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Bill Of Health

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Remarkably, a therapeutic made from ketamine, once dismissed as a “club drug” or “horse tranquilizer,” now sells more than one of the most notable 21st-century pharmaceuticals. Viagra: The Pharmaceutical Circle of Life In the 1990s, Pfizer was struggling to develop one of their compounds, sildenafil , for high blood pressure.

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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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Healthcare ECONOMIST

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

spent $1,432/capita on pharmaceuticals compared to only $517/per capita in the UK. However, there is another reason why the UK’s total spend on pharmaceuticals is low: price caps. Any additional drug spending on branded drugs beyond this thresholds pharmaceutical firms had to pay back to the UK with rebates.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 8, 2024

What You Should Know: – Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. Otsuka) , a global pharmaceutical company, and Verily Life Sciences LLC (Verily) , a precision health technology company, have teamed up to launch a groundbreaking research initiative called “ My Mental Health Journey.”

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Mike Szczesny, Owner & VP of EDCO Awards & Specialties Influencer marketing in the pharmaceutical industry is a complex issue with reasonable arguments on multiple sides. On the one hand, leveraging individual patients’ personal experiences and narratives may help bring an authentic voice to product messaging.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 15, 2024

While all regulatory authorities have high standards for quality and compliance, Japan’s health authority, the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA), and China’s health authority, the National Medical Products Administration, are especially stringent. In comparison to Japan, China has fewer distinctions.

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