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For Medicare Patients, Costs of MS Drugs Rise Sevenfold Over 10 Years drugs
August 30, 2019
Medicare patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) saw their medication costs soar by more than sevenfold over a decade, a new study finds.
Medicare's new CAR-T coverage rules could boost adoption of slow-growing meds fiercepharma
August 11, 2019
The national Medicare coverage rule for CAR-T cell treatments is finally here. By changing some requirements in the previous draft version, the federal government lifts some restrictions and burdens on healthcare providers—and could in turn boost adoption
Medicare to Cover CAR-T Therapy for Leukemia, Lymphoma drugs
August 09, 2019
A breakthrough gene therapy will be covered for certain types of lymphoma and leukemia, Medicare says.
Medicare Spending on Essential Medicines Up 116 Percent From 2011 to 2015 drugs
August 08, 2019
Spending associated with essential medicines grew substantially from 2011 to 2015 for Medicare Part D beneficiaries, according to a study published online in The BMJ.
Medicare Advantage Patients Have Higher Readmission Rates drugs
July 01, 2019
Medicare Advantage Patients Have Higher Readmission Rates.
Though 'Donut Hole' Is Shrinking, Medicare Drug Costs Are Rising: Study drugs
May 29, 2019
Though 'Donut Hole' Is Shrinking, Medicare Drug Costs Are Rising.
Private Insurers Pay 241 Percent of What Medicare Would Pay drugs
May 20, 2019
Private Insurers Pay 241 Percent of What Medicare Would Pay.
Medicare proposal will increase payments for CAR-T cell therapies Yescarta, Kymriah firstwordpharma
April 25, 2019
The US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposal that would see an increase in payments for CAR-T cell therapies ...
Medicare coverage for CAR-T drugs on the horizon pharmaphorum
February 19, 2019
Medicare could soon cover CAR-T therapies under new proposals from the US’ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), which aim to also gather real-world evidence to eventually inform expanded coverage.
Gun Injury Hospitalization Cost Over $911 Million 2010 to 2015 drugs
January 25, 2019
The average annual cost of inpatient hospitalizations for firearm injury exceeded $911 million from 2010 to 2015, with 9.5 percent of that amount due to readmissions....

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