Medicaid paying 32% less than Medicare Part D for medications
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 03, 2014
Medicaid is paying the lowest average price for 78 high-use and high-expenditure brand-name and generic drugs, a new federal report finds.
AARP: Cost of drugs for seniors rises
Mar 06, 2008
The cost of brand name drugs commonly prescribed to the elderly rose by an average of 7.4% last year, says the AARP, an increase that greatly exceeded inflation.
C. diff sources ‘diverse’: study
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 01, 2013
New research challenges assumptions about how Clostridium difficile is transmitted.
Clinical Briefs for Monday, March 9
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 08, 2020
Cognitive screening recommended for older adults in orthopedic rehab … Prioritize senior living residents in COVID-19-related funding: ASHA … Asthma drug Singulair and generic to get ‘black...
Medicaid pays too much for prescription drugs, OIG testifies
By
Haymarket Media
Dec 10, 2004
States can expect to take a closer look at the cost of prescription drugs after the Office of Inspector General said this week that Medicaid continues to overpay pharmacies for the drugs.
Also in the News for Thursday, Aug. 23
Aug 23, 2018
Conducting physical therapy in the emergency department after a fall may help to reduce future ED visits … Swapping brand-name drugs for generic combinations could save Medicare $1 billion …...
Baxter halts production of blood thinner
Feb 13, 2008
Baxter International has temporarily halted production of certain heparin vials amid reports of serious adverse reactions to the widely used, injectable blood thinner. Baxter has not broadened a prior...
Clinical Briefs for Thursday, January 2
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 01, 2020
First generics of blood thinner Eliquis approved… FDA receives $91 million funding increase for 2020 … Few pharmacies provide antibiotic disposal instructions, survey shows
McKesson Alternate Site Pharmacy launches new program
Feb 23, 2016
McKesson Alternate Site Pharmacy℠ has debuted the PATH Pro™ Post-Acute Therapeutics Formulary Management Program for long-term care pharmacies.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, April 20
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 19, 2023
FDA advisers recommend approval of combo antibiotic for bacterial pneumonia … GSK’s antibiotic drug to treat uncomplicated UTIs meets key goals … Bad medical news prompts patients to choose brand...