Integra X Files

MAY 22, 2023

By works, I mean it’s generally successful in its intended purpose of limiting unnecessary care by requiring the physician or prescriber to demonstrate the medical need for the prescribed treatment before it is approved for payment. The extent to which managed care does this remains open to debate. Is PA Reform on the Way?

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Putting Patients First Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Four Pillars for Oxygen Reform September 20, 2023 By: Kate Gates, Vice President of Advocacy and Programs, Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, and Laurie Chandler, Vice Chair and Treasurer, Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Board of Directors The health of over 1.5 I began to experience health issues and couldn’t stop coughing.

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Putting Patients First Blog

MARCH 15, 2024

House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Chairwoman Foxx: On behalf of the National Health Council (NHC), we appreciate your attention to the important issue of employer-sponsored health benefits, which are governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

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Putting Patients First Blog

JULY 18, 2023

The meeting gathered nearly 100 NHC members across the health care stakeholder community who work in policy and government affairs. In his remarks, Reiser discussed the current dynamics on the Hill and the possibility of an end-of-year health care package.

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pharmaphorum

JULY 22, 2022

Amazon has accelerated its expansion into the healthcare sector with an all-cash deal to acquire One Medical, a US group that provides virtual and in-person primary care services using a subscription fee model. Amazon is buying One Medical for $18 per share, valuing the company at around $3.9 It made an operating loss of $93 million.

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Putting Patients First Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

A Reminder of NHC Benefits February 5, 2024 By: Bob Scott, Director, Member Services The National Health Council (NHC) brings diverse organizations together to forge consensus, drive patient-centered health policy, and provide a united voice for the more than 160 million people with chronic diseases and disabilities and their family caregivers.

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Putting Patients First Blog

JULY 25, 2023

The Benefits of NHC Membership July 25, 2023 By: Bob Scott, Director, Member Services The National Health Council (NHC) brings diverse organizations together to forge consensus, drive patient-centered health policy, and provide a united voice for the more than 160 million people with chronic diseases and disabilities and their family caregivers.

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LifeProNow

MARCH 28, 2023

Enhancing and leveraging the FDA’s partnerships with health care providers and professionals, particularly infant care professionals, to further expand the agency’s consumer education program. The long-term strategy is due to Congress one year after enactment, or 90 days after the NASEM issues its report.

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Putting Patients First Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Fall Federal-State Roundtable Recap September 21, 2023 By: Allen Pinn, Coordinator, Policy The National Health Council (NHC) held its second Federal-State Policy Roundtable on September 19, 2023. Hammarlund also highlighted CMS’ ongoing efforts to expand coverage and advance health equity through the policymaking and implementation processes.

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Pharmacy Is Right For Me

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

We’re thrilled to announce the 2022 Walmart Health Equity Scholarship winners! The Walmart Health Equity Scholarship for Pharmacy Students is a scholarship program launched in 2022 thanks to the generosity of Walmart in partnership with the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP).

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European Pharmaceutical Review

DECEMBER 6, 2022

In July 2021, the French temporary authorisation for use (Autorisation Temporaire d’Utilisation, ATU) programme was the subject of a major reform, initially published within the 2021 healthcare plan on the 14th December 2020 (Article 78 – La Loi de financement de la sécurité sociale , FSSL).

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Putting Patients First Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

NHC Comments on Health Transparency and Affordability (PDF) November 8, 2023 The Honorable Chuck Schumer The Honorable Mike Johnson Majority Leader Speaker United States Senate U.S

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Putting Patients First Blog

MAY 4, 2023

CEO Update: 2023 Offers Opportunity for the Patient Community May 4, 2023 By: Randall Rutta, Chief Executive Officer This year presents a unique opportunity for the NHC, its members, and our patient constituencies to challenge the status quo that too often limits patient access to treatment and care. Daily headlines make clear that the U.S.

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

MAY 4, 2023

In a DCT, trial-related activities may occur in trial participants’ homes, at local health care providers’ offices, or in local clinical laboratories. Visits can also potentially be conducted by local health care providers close to a participant’s home, rather than clinical trial personnel.

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Board Vitals - Pharmacist

AUGUST 10, 2023

She is a co-founder of Mindful Exchanges , a global nonprofit that hosts free mental health seminars for youth in various communities. In her essay, Katherine writes about the growing mental health crisis, and need for support. Here is an excerpt: “ There is also a need for earlier access to mental health conversations for youth.

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Quality Matters

MAY 22, 2023

Identification of upstream medicines supply chain risks can enable regulatory and industry action to reduce potential disruptions and shortages by informing risk mitigation strategies, public and private investment, as well as policy reforms that build more resilience, Bray and other panelists suggested.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

APRIL 28, 2023

The European Commission ’s (EC’s) reform of the EU pharmaceutical legislation published on 26 April 2023, adopted a proposal for a new Directive and a new Regulation. Fixing the tenfold variation in access to new medicines across the EU, requires all partners… to address the real issues…” she stated. “If

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Quality Matters

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Mitigating Cancer Drug Shortages: USP-American Cancer Society Summit Issues Call to Action Patient access to cancer drugs can mean the difference between life and death. These shortages create serious health and national security concerns,” Peters asserted. 26 by the U.S. It is not intended as a comprehensive summary or report.

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Pharma in Brief

JANUARY 9, 2022

In 2021, governments advanced major policy initiatives aimed at the COVID-19 pandemic and broader health priorities. As a result of these amendments, Health Canada will now approve a COVID-19 drug by issuing a notice of compliance ( NOC ) after examining a new drug submission ( NDS ) or supplement to a new drug submission ( SNDS ).

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Drug Channels

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

In this issue: Payers confess: Patients lose from copay accumulators Humana joins the Express Scripts GPO Hospitals vs. PBMs over specialty pharmacy white bagging Let’s all follow the Buy-and-Bill Dollar! Copay Accumulators: Shifting Cost Of Care From Plan Sponsors To Patients? , The paper also shows a non-340B example.).

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pharmaphorum

APRIL 15, 2021

As these innovations – which have the potential to be transformative for patients – enter uncharted regulatory territory, the pathway is not always clear or well-defined, which is why Astellas adopts a proactive approach to early communication with health authorities. “We Collaboration accelerates progress for patients. “We

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Putting Patients First Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

NHC 2024 Policy Priorities December 13, 2023 By: Allen Pinn, Coordinator, Policy The National Health Council (NHC) prides itself in providing a voice for the over 160 million people living with a chronic disease or disability and their caregivers. In 2023, the NHC continued its leadership in the health care space.

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National Association of Boards of Pharmacy

JULY 21, 2022

that put Americans’ health at risk by selling medications without a prescription, operating without a license, and peddling substandard, falsified, or counterfeit prescription drugs, including illicit opioids, to patients. For over two decades, NABP has raised concerns over? the vast number of illegal online pharmacies ?that Overcome by?

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Putting Patients First Blog

JANUARY 10, 2024

Created by and for patient organizations over 100 years ago, the NHC brings diverse organizations together to forge consensus and drive patient-centered health policy. We promote increased access to affordable, high-value, equitable, and sustainable health care.

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 4, 2023

The proposed EHDS Regulation 1 ( Proposal ), introduced in May 2022 by the European Commission (EC), aims to reform the “situation of fragmentation” that depicts the existing approach to health data access across Europe 2 through the establishment of a centralised data system. Secondary use of health data. Background.

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 9, 2023

Deglobalisation has, however, not gone away and 2023 will see acceleration of this trend, manifested in the following: Lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs) were exposed to medicine supply issues because of the pandemic, as they lacked both funds to secure supply and their own manufacturing capacity. Pharma’s starting to wake up to this.

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RX Note

JUNE 14, 2023

NOTE: Universal health coverage, as defined by WHO, requires all people to have access to needed health services without the risk of financial hardship associated with accessing services. Insurance agencies have a high level of autonomy, which means that the finances cannot be used for other purposes than health care.

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pharmaphorum

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

In a nod to issues related to some of the recent breakthroughs in cell and gene therapies – which are hard to manufacture – the agency is also hoping to hear more from companies to reassure them about production and supply too. Italy has been a leader on transparency issues. Reform of special funds? Progress on a new HTA agency?

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 12, 2021

Criteria include that the condition is life-threatening or seriously debilitating or there is a significant patient or public health need. A key commitment in the deal is to reach the upper quartile of uptake in relation to comparator countries for the five highest health gain categories of treatments. The Netflix approach.

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Proxsys Rx

APRIL 19, 2024

Between late 2019 and the end of 2023, ProxsysRx’s 340B Support program went from Zero to more than $500 million in savings generated for the hospitals and health systems we serve. Nevertheless, notes Chance, “There’s a lot going on in the regulatory area at the state level.”

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Proxsys Rx

JANUARY 12, 2024

Between late 2019 and the end of 2023, ProxsysRx’s 340B Support program went from Zero to $435 million in savings generated for the hospitals and health systems we serve. Yes, it sounds obvious, but the first thing your health system should do is invest in the resources and the personnel necessary to optimize your 340B program results.

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Butler — Just over two years ago, I wrote about the challenges with implementation of the contraceptive mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). By Michelle L.

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STAT

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

WASHINGTON — Congress has abandoned its attempt to reform how pharmacy middlemen operate in an upcoming package to fund the federal government, 11 lobbyists and sources following the talks told STAT. Pharma and PBMs have taken up a very public battle on the airwaves.

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STAT

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Hope you have a meaningful and productive day and, of course, do stay in touch… Congress has abandoned its attempt to reform how pharmacy middlemen operate in an upcoming package to fund the federal government , STAT reports. Drug makers and pharmacy benefit managers have fought a very public battle on the airwaves.

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pharmaphorum

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

In 2011, government officials in Germany introduced legislation called the Arzneimittelmarkt-Neuordnungsgesetz (Act on the Reform of the Market for Medical Products, or AMNOG), which allows payers to assess products in accordance with evidence-based methods and weigh-up clinical benefit against budget impact. Conclusion. About the authors.

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STAT

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is appealing a court ruling against a Trump-era regulation that aimed to protect the way health insurance companies handle some prescription drug costs — a rare moment of harmony between the two administration’s approaches to drug pricing reform.

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PharmaShots

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The theme of the event was Innovation, Advanced Technology, Current Challenges & Opportunities in Pharma & Healthcare Industry under which a series of presentation sessions and panel discussions were held related to pharma trends, APIs, policy reforms, AI, metaverse, current regulatory trends and the direction of pharma and drug discovery.

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