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.
AARP: Generic drug prices fell significantly in 2007
May 21, 2008
Older Americans paid nearly 10% less for generic drugs last year, according to a study by AARP.
McKnight’s Tech Awards honor innovation
By
Liza Berger
Dec 05, 2019
Telemedicine. A post-acute provider collaboration platform. Automation of resident activity calendars. These were just a few technologies that earned top honors in McKnight’s 2019 Excellence in Technology...
Laundry/Housekeeping Feature: No dirty laundry
By
Julie Williamson
Aug 07, 2006
Experts ‘come clean’ on infection control issues, stressing the need for better adherence to standard handling precautions.
Medicare could have saved $3.6 billion on generic drugs in 2020
Jun 20, 2022
Authors say Medicare could have saved up to $3.6 billion by purchasing generics at Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company prices
OIG report: FDA slow to evaluate generic drug applications
Jun 17, 2008
The Food and Drug Administration disapproved 96% of applications for generic drug approval in 2006, according to a report recently released from the Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General.
A Day in the Life:Resident gets her diploma at 92
By
Marty Stempniak
Sep 05, 2018
It took 75 years longer than most, but Dorothy Leiss now has her high school diploma.
Nursing home to pay $370,000 to settle charges it asked for family history information in the hiring...
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 15, 2014
A nursing home that now is out of business has agreed to a $370,000 settlement in an employment discrimination suit, which included charges that it asked for genetic information as part of the hiring process,...
Proposed rule would reduce pharmacist reimbursements
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Haymarket Media
Dec 21, 2006
The Bush administration this week proposed a rule that would cut reimbursements to pharmacists for prescription drugs for Medicaid beneficiaries.
Lawsuit paves way for low-cost Alz drugs to enter market unimpeded
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Dec 01, 2015
A resolution has been reached in a “groundbreaking” antitrust lawsuit that will prevent pharmaceutical companies from impeding access to low-cost, generic Alzheimer’s drugs, the New York...