Plus: FDA approves new class of multiple myeloma drug

August 18, 2026

1. Hospitals push CMS to ditch 340B rebate model for Medicare drug price negotiation Full story

2. 7 pharmacy leadership moves to know Full story

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

 

4. AstraZeneca ends lung cancer drug trial: What to know Full story

5. Louisiana law changes PBM reimbursement for pharmacies Full story

6. Health systems have traditionally sat at the end of pharma’s value chain. That’s changing —learn why here.

 

7. FDA approves new class of multiple myeloma drug Full story

8. 6 recent big pharma moves Full story

9. Mayo Clinic taps CIO with roots in pharma supply chain Full story

10. 10 top geriatric hospitals: US News Full story

11. Being an independent hospital ‘is only going to get harder’ Full story

 

12. Separating purchasing and reimbursement data quietly compounds pharmacy’s financial risk. See the fix here.

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

13. The RFID playbook: how Sentara, OhioHealth and CaroMont rebuilt pharmacy inventory here.

14. How OhioHealth Riverside’s charitable pharmacy approaches medication access and adherence here.

15. Prior auth is leaking specialty prescriptions out of your system. Stop it here.

16. Becker’s August webinar lineup: CDI, remote monitoring, revenue cycle AI and staff safety. See the sessions here.

 

 

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