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

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Medicare for the first time has estimated that a new Alzheimer’s treatment could cost the program billions of dollars by next year — well beyond what Wall Street or even the drug’s manufacturer have projected — according to a document obtained by STAT.

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STAT+: Hospitals earn big profits, insurers face ramped up Medicare Advantage audits

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The Great RIF(T): One FDA Division’s Destruction and What it Could Mean for Generic Drugs

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Indeed, since 2014, DPD facilitatedthe publication of 42 quarterly batches and dozens of stand-alone PSGs, plus three one-off batches of PSGs updated to align with recommendations in general guidance documents ( g. , Under GDUFA III alone, DPD published 32 GDUFA guidance documents and MAPPs to ensure the successful implementation of GDUFA.

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STAT+: Biden administration ignores calls to bolster hospital price transparency

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This document is where the government has in the past rolled out changes to the so-called hospital price transparency rule, but the Biden administration did not address the issue in this edition. billion in 2025, to a total of $88.2 The Biden administration on Wednesday proposed an annual rule that sets payment rates for hospitals.

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STAT+: No, alcohol isn’t good for you. Will new dietary guidelines be shaped more by health or industry interests?

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“Alcoholic beverages have been used to enhance the enjoyment of meals by many societies throughout human history,” read a part of the 1995 document (a note Nestle says was added last-minute by a federal official who believed in wine’s benefits).

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STAT+: Senators delay start date for possible PBM reforms

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Senators drafting reforms to the drug middlemen industry have delayed their effective date by at least 10 months, according to new documents obtained by STAT. The original date that pharmacy benefit manager reforms were supposed to take effect was Jan.

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Pharmacy Law and Licensing Highlights 2025

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By Sara M Keup In reviewing some new 2025 pharmacy rules/laws a couple interesting changes caught this bloggers attention: As of December 30, 2024, Missouri has rolled out new rules related to prescription drug delivery requirements. Massachusetts will begin enforcement against non-licensed pharmacy dispensing beginning on May 1, 2025.