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STAT+: Medicare expects to spend $3.5 billion on new Alzheimer’s drug in 2025

STAT

billion in 2025, a spokesperson for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services confirmed to STAT. Medicare’s actuaries expect the drug Leqembi , made by the Japanese drugmaker Eisai and sold in partnership with Biogen, to cost the traditional Medicare program around $550 million in 2024, and the entire Medicare program $3.5

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STAT+: Biden administration sticks with slight cuts to 2025 Medicare Advantage payments

STAT

The result: In 2025, right after a new president is elected, Medicare Advantage insurers will have to absorb a slight decrease of 0.2% to the baseline payment rates that insurers receive from the government for enrolling older adults and people with disabilities.

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No one’s pleased with the government’s pitch for 2025 Medicare Advantage rates

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CwPAMS 2 Programme (2022 – 2025)

Commonwealth Pharmacists Association

CwPAMS 2 Programme (2022 – 2025) Meet our new partnerships in the UK and eight African countries The Commonwealth Pharmacists Association (CPA) and The Tropical Health and Education Trust (THET) are pleased to announce the second round of grants for the Commonwealth Partnerships for Antimicrobial Stewardship – CwPAMS 2 Meet the CwPAMS 2 Grantees (..)

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Pharmacy First: Services ‘bundle’ required by March 2025 for monthly payments

The Pharmacist

Payments for Pharmacy First, the expanded Pharmacy Contraception Service and the re-launched blood pressure check service will be ‘bundled’ together by March 2025, meaning pharmacies will have to provide all three to be eligible for funding.

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2025 Health Leadership Conference

Putting Patients First Blog

2025 Health Leadership Conference Event Location: Coral Gables, FL In-Person Related Meetings: 2025 Health Leadership Conference 02/04/2025, Coral Gables, FL Read More 2024 Health Leadership Conference 02/06/2024, Coral Gables, FL Read More 2023 Health Leadership Conference 02/07/2023, Coral Gables, FL Read More « Previous 1 2 3 4 Next » (..)

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Moderna eyes 2025 approval for COVID, flu combination jab

pharmaphorum

Moderna eyes 2025 approval for COVID, flu combination jab Phil.Taylor Thu, 05/10/2023 - 08:38 Bookmark this

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