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Charlatans Need Not Apply

Shirie Leng, MD wrote 5 days ago: One of the things that used to make physicians different from other providers is the ability to pres … more →

Tags: Healthcare, Health Insurance, CMS oversight, Prescription Drug Coverage, ProPublica

BACK AND FORTH: Should CMS Do More To Monitor Prescription Patterns, Providers in Medicare Part D?

AHLAlerts wrote 1 week ago: A recent ProPublica investigation found that CMS has done little to monitor unsafe prescription patt … more →

Tags: The Blog Line, CMS, ProPublica, Freedom of Information Act, OIG, Jonathan Blum

ProPublica Launches Prescriber Checkup [Interactive Database]

Editors wrote 1 week ago: The Doctors and Drugs in Medicare Part D By Jeff Larson, Jennifer LaFleur, Charles Ornstein, Tracy W … more →

Tags: Drugs and Pharma, Prescription Drugs, ProPublica Launches Prescriber Checkup

Systems Thinking: Allowing Medicare to Negotiate Prescription Drug Pricing1 comment

Jake Ripp wrote 2 weeks ago: In the economic sphere an act, a habit, an institution, a law produces not only one effect, but also … more →

Tags: Medicare, AARP, Pharmaceutical Industry, prescription drug, united states, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Food and Drug Administration

medicare help co

niecebone7 wrote 2 weeks ago: Attempt to review some simple summaries to see who has the most competitive benefit programs and the … more →

Tags: medicare help co, medicare help, Medicare Supplemental Insurance, Medicare Part B, medicarehelpco.com, medicarehelpco, medicare supplemental, Medicaid Help, Senior Resources

Invest-then-Harvest Pricing in Medicare Part D

practicingeconomist wrote 3 weeks ago: Individuals face switching frictions in many products, and insurance exchanges are no exception. In … more →

Tags: Research Feature, Health Insurance Exchange, Health Economics, Insurance, publications, Prescription Drugs, inertia

The mystery of the donut hole. Why does it need to be mysterious?1 comment

chronicconcerns wrote 3 weeks ago: Before my husband went on Medicare, I spent many hours researching the rules and the options trying … more →

Tags: federal programs, Finances, Medicare, Medicare drug coverage, prescription drug costs, TrOOP amount

The Bush Legacy1 comment

William Northup wrote 3 weeks ago: Image via The Washington Post. With the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum having opened it … more →

Tags: Politics, Movements, posted by william, George W. Bush, Texas, George Bush, President Bush, Iraq War, AEI

"A Very Sweet Deal": Prescription Drug Price-Gouging Enabled By Congress1 comment

raemd95 wrote 3 weeks ago: Republicans and Democrats don’t agree on much. But one thing they would agree on if they knew … more →

Tags: Medicare, Big Pharma, Uninsured, Medicaid, Drug Companies, health insurance premiums, Pharmaceutical Industry, prescription medications

The New Swedish Model?27 comments

Aziz wrote 3 weeks ago: The advocates of “austerity now!” are talking about Sweden. Last year Fraser Nelson wrot … more →

Tags: Economics 2, Anders Borg, Boom, countercylical, Fiscal Policy, Iraq War, Keynes, Macroeconomics, Paul Krugman

#BIO2013 Affordable Care Act is Here to Stay2 comments

ibiojohn wrote 3 weeks ago:   Day 3 here at BIO, the session I am covering today is focused on Patient Protection and the A … more →

Tags: bio 2013, Legislative Issues, Innovation, Part D, Medicaid, prescription drug, IPAB

Bill introduced to begin rollback of high Medicare drug prices

dailyqueernews wrote 1 month ago: Gaius Publius | America Blog | April 18, 2013 Just a short news item, since I just saw this (and in … more →

Tags: Health/Mental Care, Medicaid, united states, Medicare, Pharmaceutical Industry, Jay Rockefeller, Henry Waxman, prescription drug

One Coin, Two Sides?1 comment

Steve wrote 1 month ago: It is interesting to see the “news” agencies and the politicians dance back and forth be … more →

Tags: Politics, Economics, Medicare, Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act, roman empire, Great Recession, Afghanistan, Wall Street, single-payer health care

On Medicare and live in the South? Make sure you’re not taking a high-risk drug.

P. Gavan wrote 1 month ago: Senior Medicare beneficiaries in the Southeast are more likely to be taking at least one high-risk d … more →

Tags: High-Risk Medication Use, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, high risk medication, HRM, Medicare Advantage, medicare beneficiaries, Medicare star ratings

Obama's 2014 #Budget Places Burden on #Biotech Industry

ibiojohn wrote 1 month ago: I promised you in my posting yesterday, President Obama Proposes his Fiscal Year 2014 #Budget, that … more →

Tags: Legislative Issues, Biotech, Barack Obama, Medicare, Medicaid, united states, 2014 Budget, PhRMA, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America

President Obama Proposes his Fiscal Year 2014 #Budget1 comment

ibiojohn wrote 1 month ago: President Barack Obama speaks about the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Today President Obama sent congress … more →

Tags: Legislative Issues, FDA, Medicare, President Obama, medical device tax, 2014 Budget, taxes, NIH

A BIG Reason to Stop Mandating Mail Order Pharmacy

garyrutherford wrote 1 month ago: Mail order pharmacy services may not be safe. The delivery of prescriptions is unregulated and the e … more →

Tags: Blog, closed pharmacy networks, Drug Manufacturers, Health and Industry, Healthcare, Limited pharmacy networks, Mail-Order, Medicare, PBM

Big Pharma Price Gouging

Nativegrl77 wrote 1 month ago: 100_0290.jpg (Photo credit: martinboz) Health Care for America Now released new research today that … more →

Tags: Political Action, Obama news and events, Medicare, united states, GlaxoSmithKline, Big Pharma, AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Johnson

Big Pharma Pockets $711 Billion in Profits by Robbing Seniors, Taxpayers

kristalklear wrote 1 month ago: Big Pharma Pockets $711 Billion in Profits by Robbing Seniors, Taxpayers 08 Apr 2013 Here’s an … more →

Tags: Economics, Government, taxes, health, Medicare, united states, Big Pharma, Pharmaceutical Industry, prescription drug


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