CMS issued its annual Inpatient Prospective Payment System final rule Aug. 2, which includes boosting reimbursements to hospitals for expensive new medical technologies, including last-resort cancer treatments known as CAR-T therapies.
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CVS Health has expanded its pharmacy loyalty and membership program that offers free delivery on products ranging from shampoo to prescription medications, it announced June 5.
Walgreens customers will have access to Bausch Health's prescription dermatology medications at flat rate under an expanded partnership between the two organizations.
Below are 10 of the top pharmacy related stories published by Becker's Hospital Review in July, beginning with the most popular:
The Trump administration unveiled plans July 31 to allow the U.S. to import drugs from Canada. Here are six things to know about the pricing plan:
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A California woman who allegedly impersonated a pharmacist and dispensed hundreds of drugs for more than 10 years is now facing criminal charges, the California attorney general announced July 30.
Ten hospitals and health systems posted job listings seeking pharmacy leaders in the last week.
St. Mary's Healthcare in Amsterdam, N.Y., is planning to invest $1.5 million to expand and upgrade its hospital pharmacy, according to the Daily Gazette.
Walgreens and a private equity firm are investing in Shields Health Solutions, a company that helps hospitals and health systems develop their own on-site specialty pharmacies.
Falls Church, Va.-based Inova Health's first in-house specialty pharmacy is in full operation, the health system announced July 30. It initially opened in May.