October 19th 2020, 7:30pm
Attendees at the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) Nexus 2020 meeting will hear a keynote from a surgeon who has become more visible over the past year and a half discussing what he says are “structural problems” behind the cost of US health care.
October 18th 2020, 9:00am
The authors, from RxCrossroads by McKesson, discuss the impact of copay accumulator and maximizer programs.
October 13th 2020, 11:30am
Newly published data suggests most patients are opting for second- or third-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitors instead of a generic form of imatinib.
October 10th 2020, 10:45am
Orphan drug spending to treat rare conditions in children is increasingly burdening payers and families, a recent study said.
October 9th 2020, 2:55pm
Family premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance rose 4% over the past year, averaging $21,342, according to Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) study findings, with workers contributing $5588 in out-of-pocket costs.
October 5th 2020, 8:15pm
Two neurologists discuss what is known and unknown in switching patients with migraine from one calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) inhibitor to another.
October 1st 2020, 2:00pm
A House panel found pharmaceutical companies exponentially increased drug prices to boost profits; CDC data show an increase in alcohol-related deaths, especially among women; 4 million more Americans enroll in Medicaid.
September 28th 2020, 6:39pm
Speakers at Patient-Centered Oncology Care® highlighted injustices in the US health care system, the risk of financial toxicity, and how providers can do a better job to ensure their patients achieve health equity, during a panel discussion.
September 19th 2020, 7:45pm
The survey was released to mark Pain Awareness Month.
September 16th 2020, 5:00pm
A cost-saving provision made possible by the recent COVID-19 relief CARES Act now allows Americans to leverage pre-tax funds from their flexible spending arrangements [FSAs] or health savings accounts [HSAs] to purchase over-the-counter medicines and menstrual care products.
