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Delaware health officials celebrate bright spots in recent drug overdose data
23 Apr 2024 10:03 GMT
The state has six strategies to combat overdose deaths, said Joanna Champney, director of the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health. Those include reducing the negative stigma of addiction, getting more people screened for substance use disorders …
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US takes next step in Medicare drug price negotiations with pharma companies
02 Apr 2024 16:59 GMT
… to
negotiate prices for prescription drugs that had been
particularly … Medicare and
Medicaid Services (CMS), picked the first 10 drugs for
… into effect in 2026.
Drugs made by Bristol Myers Squibb … .
A federal judge in Delaware on March 1 rejected
AstraZeneca …
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SUD Treatment in Medicaid: Variation by Service Type, Demographics, States and Spending
28 Mar 2024 19:36 GMT
… Drug Use and Health, shows that 18% of Medicaid … in increasing OUD medication rates within Medicaid. However, a … multiple categories. Connecticut, Delaware and Vermont stand out … involving alcohol or illicit drugs. Illicit drugs include marijuana, cocaine, …
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Medicaid Change Sparks Warning for Children
26 Mar 2024 21:23 GMT
… of access to lifesaving medications.
A man holds an … inhalers now that Medicaid updated its formula for drug prices.
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… Tom Carper of Delaware, Mark Warner of Virginia … "Making Medicare and Medicaid better work together makes patients …
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Medicare, Medicaid Plans Could Drastically Change
15 Mar 2024 22:38 GMT
… with Democrats Tom Carper of Delaware, Mark Warner of Virginia … in a hearing on prescription drugs costs at the Dirksen … a hearing on prescription drugs costs at the Dirksen … integrated care between Medicare and Medicaid, leaving dually eligible individuals …
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Judge slaps down Big Pharma’s attack on drug price cuts
10 Mar 2024 04:25 GMT
… judge in normally business-friendly Delaware in his ruling, issued March … prescription drug market in the U.S. — nearly 50%, including Medicaid — Medicare … mind access to life-giving drugs for millions of Americans.
Michael …
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Legal Challenges To IRA Drug Price Negotiations Face Skeptical Judges
09 Mar 2024 18:35 GMT
… month, a federal judge in Delaware ruled against AstraZeneca’s complaint … the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as it implements the … single source drugs as medications that are approved under the New Drug Application …
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President, Big Pharma, PBMs wrangle over high drug prices
06 Mar 2024 22:52 GMT
… block lower-priced generic drugs and biosimilars from getting … from these lower cost drugs.”
The president said more … million Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries – to induce drug manufactures (sic) … Court for the District of Delaware. “That incentive is not, …
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Column: A Trump judge slaps down Big Pharma's attack on Biden's drug price cuts
06 Mar 2024 12:07 GMT
… judge in normally business-friendly Delaware in his ruling, issued March … entitled to sell the Government drugs at prices the Government won … prescription drug market in the U.S. — nearly 50%, including Medicaid — Medicare …
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AstraZeneca Loses Lawsuit Challenging Drug Price Negotiation by Medicare
03 Mar 2024 19:07 GMT
… lawsuit challenging Medicare’s drug price negotiation program after … CMS for negotiation. These drugs, which have no generic … Court for the District of Delaware, questioned AstraZeneca’s position … the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The case is …