December 27, 2018 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. 28 pharma companies will hike prices in January after 2018 price freeze Full story 2. ‘Alarming’ levels of drug-resistant bacteria found in ICU patients, study says Full story 3. CHS to close 2…
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December 20, 2018 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Walgreens partners with Verily to cut healthcare costs Full story 2. Pharmacy owner gets prison time for role in $8.4M billing fraud scheme Full story 3. Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline to create powerhouse OTC drug…
December 18, 2018 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Senate bill would let HHS block exorbitant hikes for prescription drugs Full story 2. Kroger launches discount program for out-of-pocket prescription drugs Full story 3. Massachusetts pharmacy owner guilty in tainted drug plot…
December 13, 2018 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. House passes drug-pricing bill targeting ‘big pharma’s games’ Full story 2. Target to pay $3M after allegedly refilling prescriptions without patient OK Full story 3. Pharmaceutical company files for bankruptcy, receives $200M takeover…
December 11, 2018 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Probe of US generic drug ‘cartel’ grows to 16 companies, 47 states Full story 2. Amazon’s healthcare hiring spree: 4 things to know Full story 3. Glassdoor: 9 best hospitals to work for…
December 6, 2018 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Walgreens launches next-day prescription delivery with FedEx Full story 2. Bipartisan drug pricing bill to crack down on ‘big pharma’s games’: 4 things to know Full story 3. Walmart, 3 pharma companies sued…
December 4, 2018 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Bayer to slash 12,000 jobs, drop brands in restructuring move Full story 2. 5 trends shaping health system pharmacies next year Full story 3. Tennessee nurse pleads guilty in $65.7M telemedicine fraud scheme…
November 29, 2018 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. California pharmacist faces abuse, privacy invasion charges after camera found in employee bathroom Full story 2. 42% of Americans struggle to pay for prescriptions, even with insurance, survey finds Full story 3. What…
November 27, 2018 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. CMS proposes changes to prescription drug rules: 7 things to know Full story 2. Novartis has spent $15B to reinvent itself Full story 3. 5 things to know about Bernie Sanders’ drug pricing proposal Full…
November 20, 2018 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Virginia drugmaker hiked the price of an opioid antidote 600% to ‘capitalize’ on epidemic, report claims Full story 2. Pfizer to hike price of 41 drugs in January Full story 3. CHS settles…