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Friday, January 27, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
NCPA Endorses Reintroduction of Senate FTC/PBM Bills »
January 27, 2023 by Chain Drug Review ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The National Community Pharmacists Association is supporting two...
Friday, January 27, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
NCPA Endorses Reintroduction of Senate FTC/PBM Bills »
January 27, 2023 by Chain Drug Review ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The National Community Pharmacists Association is supporting two...
Thursday, January 26, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Grassley, Cantwell Continue Campaign to Hold PBMs Accountable »
Senators reintroduce pair of bills to improve transparency and curb deceptive practices by prescription drug middlemen Se...
Monday, January 23, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
What Is the Point of Point-of-Care Testing? »
Point-of-care testing (POCT) has been around since ancient times, with records showing that doctors used uroscopy, or the...
Friday, January 20, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Kroger Health President on the Future of Pharmacies and Their IT Infrastructure »
Colleen Lindholz is president of Kroger Health, where she leads a team of 22,000 healthcare practitioners who serve more t...
Friday, January 20, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Access to Abortion Pills is Sliding Out of Reach in Dozens of States »
The Biden administration’s efforts to loosen access to medication abortion pills are running into a headwall of opposition...
Thursday, January 19, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Here’s What’s Keeping Pharmacy Shelves Bare »
More-than-typical shortages of common over-the-counter and prescription drugs have caused headaches for sick Americans and...
Wednesday, January 18, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Pharmacist-Administered Vaccinations Have Increased Since the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic »
Global Healthy Living Foundation and IQVIA Analysis Highlights the Critical Function Pharmacies Play in Expanding Vaccinat...
Wednesday, January 18, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Prior Auth Proponents Eye Next Steps As CMS Unpacks Rule Feedback »
InsideHealthPolicy.com's Daily Briefing - Powered by Dow Jones· US|January 18, 2023·12:05am Proponents of prior authoriza...
Tuesday, January 17, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Research Shows Many Pharmacists Are Unaware of the Risks of Chemical Abortions »
This month’s decision by the Biden administration’s FDA to allow pharmacies to dispense chemical-abortion drugs has receiv...
Tuesday, January 17, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
GOP Demands FDA Reinstate Stronger Restrictions On Mifepristone »
InsideHealthPolicy.com's Daily Briefing - Powered by Dow Jones· US|January 17, 2023·09:18pm A group of 25 House Republica...
Wednesday, January 11, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Nearly 16 Million People Have Signed Up for Health Coverage in ACA Since Start of Open Enrollment »
Today, the Biden-Harris administration announced that about 15.9 million people have selected an Affordable Care Act (ACA)...
Tuesday, January 10, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Biden Team Eyes End of Covid Emergency Declaration and Shift in Covid Team »
When the Biden administration renews the Covid public health emergency this week, it will mark the 11th time since the cor...
Tuesday, January 10, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
The Big Three PBMs’ 2023 Formulary Exclusions: Observations on Insulin, Humira, and Biosimilars »
For 2023, the three largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs)—Caremark (CVS Health), Express Scripts (Cigna), and OptumRx (...
Monday, January 9, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Pharmacy Benefit Managers and the Federal Trade Commission A Relationship Gone Sour »
On June 7, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its decision to launch an inquiry into the business practice...
Wednesday, January 4, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
FDA to Permit Some Community Pharmacies to Dispense Abortion Drugs »
FDA said Tuesday that community pharmacies can dispense the drugs used for medication abortion. Previously, the drugs were...
Sunday, December 18, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Sen. Chuck Schumer Offers Plan to Address National Shortage of Children's Medications »
NEW YORK -- Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is demanding the Food and Drug Administration investigate the nationwide...
Friday, December 16, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
How to Get Free COVID Tests from the U.S. Government, for a Limited Time »
Looking for free COVID tests as cases increase across the U.S.? Reported COVID cases have roughly doubled since recording...
Friday, December 16, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Sadly, 'Tis the Season for Scammers »
A new form of fraud is making its way to independent pharmacies via fax and email with phony recall notices. Pharmacies an...
Thursday, December 8, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
The White House is Now Tracking Nonfatal Opioid Overdoses by State. Why That's Important »
The White House launched a national data dashboard that for the first time tracks the rate of nonfatal opioid overdoses ac...
Thursday, December 8, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
6 Pharmacy Organizations Slam Cigna, Express Scripts for Tricare Drop »
Pharmacist organizations scolded Cigna and Express Scripts for plans to drop 15,000 pharmacies from their 2023 Tricare net...
Wednesday, December 7, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Pharmacies Slam Cigna and Express Scripts for Shrinking TRICARE Network by 15K »
Cigna and its pharmacy benefit manager subsidiary Express Scripts should roll back a decision to shrink by 13,000 the phar...
Wednesday, December 7, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Pharmacies Slam Cigna and Express Scripts for Shrinking TRICARE Network by 15K »
Cigna and its pharmacy benefit manager subsidiary Express Scripts should roll back a decision to shrink by 13,000 the phar...
Wednesday, December 7, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Pharmacies Slam Cigna and Express Scripts for Shrinking TRICARE Network by 15K »
Cigna and its pharmacy benefit manager subsidiary Express Scripts should roll back a decision to shrink by 13,000 the phar...
Wednesday, December 7, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Pharmacy Organizations Criticize Tricare Decision »
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A group of pharmacy organizations, including the National Community Pharmacists Association and the Nati...
Wednesday, December 7, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
U.S. FDA Grants Priority Review to Pfizer's RSV Vaccine »
Dec 7 (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) said on Wednesday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will review its respiratory s...
Tuesday, December 6, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Despite Some Obstacles, Biosimilars Promise Enormous Cost Savings »
As biosimilar approvals and implementation continue to accelerate, the US health care system can expect to see enormous co...
Tuesday, December 6, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart Keep Position in 2023 Part D Preferred Networks »
In Preferred Pharmacy Networks in 2023’s Medicare Part D Plans: Cigna, CVS Health, Humana, UnitedHealthcare, WellCare, and...
Tuesday, December 6, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
More States Are Allowing Pharmacists to Prescribe Birth Control »
TUESDAY, Dec. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Pharmacists can now prescribe hormonal contraceptives in 20 U.S. states, plus Wa...
Monday, December 5, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Patients Could Feel Pinch as Health Plans Seek to Offload Pricey Prescription Costs »
Anna Sutton was shocked when she received a letter from her husband's job-based health plan stating that Humira, an expens...
Monday, December 5, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Thousands of Tricare Pharmacy Locations Could Be Lost Due to Kroger-Albertsons Merger »
A planned merger of Kroger and Albertsons grocery corporations could slash the number of Tricare network pharmacies and se...
Monday, December 5, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Prime Therapeutics Closes $1.35 Billion Magellan Rx Acquisition »
EAGAN, Minn. – Leading pharmacy benefit manager Prime Therapeutics  (Prime) has finalized the previously announced ac...
Monday, December 5, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Cutting Edge COVID Test Sets Independents Apart »
BUFFALO, N.Y. — When KSL Diagnostics Inc., a developer of novel diagnostic and therapeutic applications for immunology and...
Sunday, December 4, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
FDA Change Ushers in Cheaper, Easier-To-Get Hearing Aids »
It’s now a lot easier — and cheaper — for many hard-of-hearing Americans to get help. Hearing aids can now be sold withou...
Saturday, December 3, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
44 States Experiencing High Levels of Respiratory Illness »
Respiratory illness is on the rise across the United States, with 44 states now experiencing high levels amid a worsening...

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