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The drug price battle playing out in Congress (and on those TV ads)

By Arthur Allen

In recent months ominous ads about prescription drugs have flooded the TV airwaves - and Congress is paying attention: House and Senate members have launched nine bills that take aim at pharmacy benefit managers.

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Health insurers and medical providers are battling over who should supply high-cost infusion drugs for patients, while some insurers are bypassing hospital pharmacies and physician offices and instead sending more complex drugs through third-party pharmacies.

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FDA approves the first-ever over-the-counter birth control pill

Opill, the first daily birth control pill taken without a prescription, has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration and will be available to consumers in drugstores early 2024.

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July 12, 2023

Profits over patients? States scrutinize nonprofit hospitals' charity spending

A recent Pennsylvania ruling striking down Tower Health's tax-exempt status sent a warning shot to the roughly 3,000 nongovernment tax-exempt hospitals nationwide, as states consider legislation to better define charity care.

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Medical credit card crackdown: Feds zeroing in on regulations to protect patients

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Treasury Department are seeking patient input to bolster efforts to safeguard consumers from medical debt and collections.

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Bridging the gap: Health care technology that combines clinical expertise with real-time data

The ability for health care providers to capture clinical findings, make diagnoses, and quickly align with the most effective evidence-based directives – through mountains of data – delivers an optimal care plan and manages costs.

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July 11, 2023

HCA Healthcare reports data breach that could impact 11 million patients

On Monday, the health care giant reported that hackers stole personal information, including patient names and dates of birth, and posted it on a data breach forum.

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Senator Sanders will block NIH nominee until Biden offers plan to lower drug prices

Sen. Bernie Sanders, chair of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, won't hold a hearing on nomination of Dr. Monica Bertagnolli for National Institutes of Health director until Biden offers a drug price plan.

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The drug price battle playing out in Congress (and on those TV ads)

The $50 billion question: Are the right people steering the opioid settlement payouts?

CVS, GoodRx to launch drug discount program for commercially insured

Recommended Just For You

Consumer Driven Health Care Stories

Infusion drugs: Who gets to buy and bill for these pricey meds?

FDA approves the first-ever over-the-counter birth control pill

Profits over patients? States scrutinize nonprofit hospitals' charity spending

Medical credit card crackdown: Feds zeroing in on regulations to protect patients

Bridging the gap: Health care technology that combines clinical expertise with real-time data

HCA Healthcare reports data breach that could impact 11 million patients

Senator Sanders will block NIH nominee until Biden offers plan to lower drug prices