Supply Chain

CMS will allow Oklahoma to negotiate value-based supplemental rebate agreements directly with drugmakers, the first-ever approval of its kind for Oklahoma's Medicaid program.

Here are the five latest drugs or medical devices approved by the FDA since June 15:

Medline signed a medical-surgical distribution agreement with Pennsylvania-based Summit Health, the company announced June 28.

ProPublica put together a database to track pharmaceutical and medical device companies' payments to physicians and U.S. teaching hospitals for talks, research and consulting from August 2013 to December 2016.

Shingrix, the preferred shingles vaccine, is in short supply in the U.S., Web MD reports.

Amazon entered into a definitive merger agreement June 28 to acquire online pharmacy PillPack for about $1 billion, according to CNBC, though the companies did not disclose an amount.

Draeger Medical Systems recalled two models of its jaundice meter May 21 after numerous users misinterpreted the device's display methods, which resulted in serious injuries.

The FDA in June released an update to its original plan for the software pre-certification program, which the agency began piloting in September.

The FDA approved Senseonics' continuous glucose monitoring system for adults with diabetes June 21.

Nassau County (N.Y.) Executive Laura Curran is warning residents that several hospitals in the county are experiencing a "blood emergency," according to a Newsday report.