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STAT
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
In a bid to combat prescription drug costs, the White House will hold a listening session on Monday in search of ways to reform pharmacy benefit managers , according to people familiar with the plans. Critics say these middlemen rely on an opaque process that drives up costs for patients and taxpayers.
STAT
MARCH 21, 2024
“Most of the solutions in this category do not deliver clinical benefits that justify their cost,” Caroline Pearson, executive director of the institute, told STAT. Despite finding that some populations may benefit, the report concludes that current evidence doesn’t support broader adoption for most products.
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STAT
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
The inquiry was begun by the Federal Trade Commission in response to the role that pharmacy benefit managers play in the cost of prescription medicines. A much-anticipated inquiry by U.S.
STAT
APRIL 12, 2024
Now, a new study, published Thursday in JAMA Network Open , demonstrates that those benefits can extend longer and be even more effective than some clinical therapies in dealing with lower back pain, which affects half of the U.S. population in any given year.
STAT
MARCH 8, 2024
regulators approved a label expansion for Novo Nordisk’s obesity drug Wegovy to tout its benefits for the heart, a move that could boost demand and insurance coverage for the already highly popular treatment.
STAT
OCTOBER 24, 2023
A traditional Chinese medicine compound used for cardiac benefits might help reduce the incidence of major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events and even cardiac death rates, according to a new study published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. However, some outside experts expressed skepticism about the result.
STAT
JUNE 20, 2023
Consulting firms can collect at least $1 per prescription from the largest PBMs, according to more than a dozen independent drug benefits consultants and attorneys involved with employers’ PBM contracts. That can go as high as $5 per prescription in extreme cases, three of those people said.
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