STAT

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Under McMorris Rodgers, the panel led the way for House passage of a health care price transparency package that included the first major proposal to equalize payment between hospital outpatient departments and physician offices. Michael Burgess (R-Texas), Larry Bucshon (R-Ind.), Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.), Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.),

Physician Offices 265

Physician Offices Packaging Hospitals 265

STAT

DECEMBER 1, 2023

WASHINGTON — On its face, a minor policy to make sure Medicare pays hospitals the same as physician offices to administer medications has broad, bipartisan support from think tanks, stakeholders, and academics. But Republicans in the House and Senate are divided over the issue, creating a major obstacle to passage anytime soon.

Hospitals 244

Hospitals Physician Offices Packaging 244

Pharmaceutical Technology

OCTOBER 25, 2022

With an FDC product, physician offices also have fewer prescriptions and renewals to process. Theoretically, at least, pharmaceutical companies should also be able to save money producing a single-dose FDC product, compared to what it would cost to manufacture, package, and market two or three individual drugs.

Dosage 52

Dosage Pharmaceutical Companies Pharmaceutical Companies Packaging 52