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House Oversight Committee Launches Drug Price Investigation americanpharmaceuticalreview
January 16, 2019
Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD 7th District), the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, launched an investigation into the prescription drug industry’s pricing practices....
Medicare, Med Advantage Health Care Use Differs Regionally drugs
August 31, 2018
Geographic variation in the Medicare Advantage population exceeds that of traditional Medicare for use of skilled nursing facility and hospital care, according to study published in the August issue of Health Affairs.
Generics could save US Medicare $1 billion per year pharmafile
August 27, 2018
The United States national health insurance programme Medicare could have save $1 billion through the use of generic drugs according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.......
Bundling Doesn't Cut Medicare Payments for Medical Conditions drugs
August 13, 2018
Bundling of payments for five common medical conditions is not associated with changes in Medicare payments per episode or health outcomes, according to a study published in the July 19 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Want to save $2.8B-plus? Medicare drug price negotiation could, senator reports fiercepharma
August 03, 2018
Federal law doesn’t allow Medicare to directly negotiate drug prices with pharmas. What if it did? A recent report from a U.S. senator found that Medicare bargaining could save Medicare Part D $2.8 billion a year on just the 20 most commonly prescribed br

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