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Compounded Drugs: Congress Takes an Interest in Growing Compound Drug Industry
Compounded drugs are a new hot issue in the pharmaceuticals industry and in Congress. There are little data about compounding pharmacies, but a new Congressional Research Service brief gives a comprehensive overview. Compounded Drugs Personalize Drug [...]
Federal Prescription Drug Pricing: Price Differences Between the VA and DoD
The prices of generic drugs vs. brand-name drugs has gathered a lot of attention lately. But buying in bulk and purchasing practices can have as much of an effect on prices as drug patents do. That’s [...]
Medicaid Prescription Drugs: Utilization in Medicaid Health Plans and Medicaid Fee-for-Service
What’s the impact on patient care, particularly prescription drug utilization, as Medicaid beneficiaries move from fee-for-service to Medicaid health plans? This year, state Medicaid programs will spend over $22.1 billion on pharmacy benefits. This will grow to [...]
Medicare Drug Benefit: Formulary Oversight in Medicare Part D
Medicare Part D, the Medicare drug benefit, served roughly 31 million seniors last year. Medicare Part D is more similar to Medicare Advantage than to traditional Medicare in that enrollees can choose among several private health [...]
Prescription Drugs: A Look at Pharmacy Services Administrative Organizations
Independent pharmacies play a central role in the U.S. prescription drug market, distributing almost one in five drugs sold in the country. But small pharmacies often do not have the resources to handle the administrative burden [...]
22 Proven Patient Safety Strategies
Poor quality of care and preventable medical errors are a major cause of high costs and patient suffering. The opportunities for improvement are considerable. In addition, as states and health plans gear up for Health Insurance [...]
Health Costs and ACA Uncertainty Affecting Employment, Business Spending: Federal Reserve Beige Book
The Federal Reserve Beige Book is the central bank’s version of a routine check-up from a physician. Published eight times each year, the Beige Book compiles reports about how the economy is doing from Fed staff [...]
State Tort Liability for Generic Prescription Drugs: SCOTUS Pharma and Biotech Case Previews
Generic drugs have operated under a different set of rules than brand-name drugs since 1984, when Congress passed the Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984, or Hatch-Waxman Act. Brand-name drug manufacturers must [...]
Medicare, Medicaid, and Other Health Provisions in American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (Updated)
Here is a summary of the Medicare, Medicaid, and other health care related provisions of H.R. 8, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, as passed by House and Senate as part of the fiscal cliff negotiations. [...]
Employee Health Clinics: Legal Issues to Consider Before Creating Medical Clinics for Employees
Businesses have a big incentive to keep their employees healthy and to curb their health costs and spending. Premiums for employer-sponsored insurance for families almost doubled in the past decade, with the employer’s share of premiums [...]
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