Seniors should use generics to avoid “doughnut hole,” policymakers say
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Haymarket Media
Sep 25, 2006
CMS Administrator Mark McClellan is urging greater use of generic drugs by Medicare prescription drug program beneficiaries to cut costs and improve access, he told the Senate Committee on Aging.
Providers still adjusting to new Medicare rules
By
Julie Williamson
Jun 01, 2011
New MDS and RUG-IV rules are revamping how Medicare services are provided and reimbursed. But every indication is that additional changes are coming
Study: Wider generic use would save Part D program billions
By
Haymarket Media
Jan 25, 2007
Increasing the dispensing rates for generic drugs among Part D beneficiaries could save billions of dollars, a pharmaceutical industry study found.
Generic drug use saves money in Part D program, studies find
By
Haymarket Media
Mar 06, 2006
Medicare beneficiaries who use generic medications in the new prescription drug plan can significantly cut costs, according to separate studies by the Consumers Union, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid.
Generic but not simple
By
John Hall
Oct 06, 2017
Pharmacists view new generics wave with caution, urge close look at regimens
Omnicare and McKesson expand agreement
Nov 25, 2014
Omnicare Inc. and McKesson Corporation have signed an expanded agreement to include the sourcing and distribution of branded, specialty and generic pharmaceuticals.
Popular Alzheimer’s drug to remain on the market at least until August
By
John Hall
May 27, 2015
A federal appeals court has temporarily thwarted a drug company’s plan to replace a proven Alzheimer’s drug with a more expensive version.
Federal court dismisses whistleblower lawsuit over Omnicare, PharMerica withholding generic drugs
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 18, 2014
A federal court in New York has tossed a whistleblower lawsuit charging that large long-term care pharmacies violated the False Claims Act by failing to dispense requested generic drugs.
Cutting into costs
By
John Hall
Jan 04, 2016
A look inside the mind of lenders in the wake of a skilled nursing cost comparison report reveals reasons for optimism — and concern
Increased use of generic drugs helps to save Medicare Part D billions
Sep 17, 2010
The Medicare Part D prescription drug program saved more than $33 billion in 2007 due to the use of generic drugs, according to a new government report.