Plus: 1 in 5 denied Medicare cancer drug appeals overturned
August 13, 2026

1. Prescription drug prices post steepest annual drop since 1963 Full story

2. Clinicians flag safety concerns for Prader-Willi drug after 7 deaths Full story

3. Integrating nonopioid pain therapy into clinical practice: a USC expert shares what it takes here.

 

4. 56% of employers using Big 3 PBMs consider switch Full story

5. 10 hospitals, health systems seeking pharmacy leaders Full story

6. Duke’s oncology chief + WVU Medicine’s pharmacy chief on which pharma bets scale here.

 

7. FDA advisers to weigh cancer blood test Full story

8. 1 in 5 denied Medicare cancer drug appeals overturned Full story

9. CDC warns 40% mortality in arbovirus cases tied to B cell therapies Full story

10. US News rates GLP-1 telehealth platforms for first time Full story

11. AHA warns Trump administration against mandating ER data sharing Full story

 

12. St. Luke’s now clears 1.2k more prior auths a month — same team. See how here.

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13. Pharmacy is making the COPD business case — and C-suites are paying attention. See why here.

14. What 8 health systems told KLAS about automating prior auth: Find the Emerging Company Spotlight here.

15. How CPOs are tackling 340B, leakage and prescription abandonment. Live roundtable insights here.

16. Becker’s August webinar lineup: patient flow, pharmacy access and denials. See the sessions here.

 

 

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