
What We're Reading: Drug Pricing Debate; Judge Rules Against Walgreens; Predicting TBI Outcomes
Policy observers and industry stakeholders debate the possible spillover effects of Medicare drug pricing reform in the employer-based insurance market; a California federal judge rules Walgreens could be held liable for not investigating suspicious orders of opioids in San Francisco; a blood test performed the day of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) can predict which patients may die and who may survive with a disability.
What Effect Will Medicare Drug Pricing Reform Have on the Private Market?
Experts disagree on what effect Medicare drug pricing reform will have on the private employer market. According to
Federal Judge Rules for San Francisco in Opioid Case Against Walgreens
A US District Court judge in California ruled that Walgreens could be held liable for the opioid crisis in San Francisco by distributing hundreds of thousands of “suspicious orders” of the prescription pain killers,
Blood Test on Day of TBI Provides Prognosis on Severity, Study Finds
A blood test perfromed the day of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) can predict which patients may die and who may survive, albeit with severe disability, according to research published in
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