Something To Celebrate on Rare Disease Day: Record Number of Drugs Approved in 2015
Today is Rare Disease Day, and according to a recent post from Celgene, we can celebrate…
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New Tool Offers Greater Price Transparency Options in Pa.
A suburban Pittsburgh hospital has joined the growing number of health care facilities allowing patients to…
New Sensory Technology Could Help Reduce Follow-Up Cancer Surgery
University of South Australia’s Future Industries Institute has created new ultrasensitive sensing technology that can…
Health Insurer Removes HIV Medication from Its Specialty Tier, Making Meds More Affordable
A California health insurer recently removed all HIV medication from its high priced specialty tier for…
Lawsuit Targets Medicaid Policy Limiting Hepatitis C Medication
A new class-action lawsuit in Washington state is seeking to force the state Medicaid officials…
Mich. Bill Aims To Improve Access to Oral Chemotherapy Treatments for Cancer Patients
Members of both the American Society for Clinical Oncology and the Michigan Society of Hematology…
Step Therapy Can Be Life-Threatening for Mental Health Patients
Senate Bill 341 (SB 341) requiring step therapy for Kansas Medicaid recipients is being met…
CDC Encourages New HPV Vaccine To Prevent Cancer
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated the childhood immunization schedule regarding…
Health Insurer & Pharmaceutical Company Collaborate To Address High Drug Costs
In order to solve the dilemma of rising prescription drug costs, a health insurer and…
Insurers Should Not Ration Hepatitis C Drugs Based on Cost
Two Washington state health insurers have been identified in a lawsuit for unfairly rationing new…