The Fla. Patient Stability Act Offers Essential Protections from Risky Drug Swapping
“Nonmedical switching” is a cost-cutting measure used by insurers whereby stable patients are forced to…
Monthly Archives: January, 2016
New CDC Guidelines Aimed To Reduce Superbugs Caused by Antibiotics
The American College of Physicians and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
Mo. Bills Aims To Prevent Redundant Step Therapy
Missouri House Speaker Pro Tem, Denny Hoskins has proposed a health bill specifically designed to…
Rep. Collins Targets Pharmacy Benefit Managers for Lack of Transparency
In a recent op-ed, Representative Doug Collins (R-Ga.) discusses the roll of pharmacy benefit managers…
Kan. Bill Encourages Insurers To Adopt Restrictive Fail First Policies that Serve as Barriers to Care
Kansas recently introduced Bill 341, which would repeal a law that prohibited Medicaid patients from…
SB 41 in Ind. Increases Patients Access to Doctor-Prescribed Medications
New legislation (SB 41) has been introduced by Indiana State Senator, Michael Crider that would…
Aimed Alliance’s Article Urges Congress To Keep Current REMS Program Intact
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New Aimed Alliance Article, Published in Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, Calls for Preservation of REMS Program
Aimed Alliances Urges Congress to Keep the Current Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) Program Intact…
New Blood Test Can Determine Which Patients Need Antibiotics
A new study from Duke Medicine shows that a simple, rapid blood test can distinguish…
Prostate Cancer Imaging Takes Steps in the Right Direction
Thomas Jefferson University researchers argue that they have developed a new imaging test able to…