PBMs made billions marking up specialty drugs by more than 1,000 percent: FTC
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released its second interim report on pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) on Tuesday, finding that large industry intermediaries have increased their numbers through vertical integration, industry dominance, and increased prices for specialty drugs. He said it has generated billions of dollars in revenue. This report specifically focuses on the business practices […]
Patient groups call on Trump administration to let Medicare cover obesity drugs
A coalition of obesity-related patient advocacy groups is calling on the incoming Trump administration to finalize a proposal that would allow Medicare coverage of obesity drugs. More than 70 organizations led by the Obesity Care Advocacy Network (OCAN) said in a statement that addressing, treating and managing obesity is key to making America healthier. The […]
Illegal immigrant with $1M of drugs, guns had free blue state housing: officials
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Prices of top 25 Medicare Part D drugs have nearly doubled, AARP study finds – CNBC
Morsa Images | Digital Vision | Getty Images According to one study, the list prices of the top 25 prescription drugs covered by Medicare Part D have nearly doubled on average since they first went on the market. New AARP Report. What's more, interest groups representing Americans over 50 say their price increases are often […]
Gov. Healey orders sweep of Massachusetts shelters after illegal alien allegedly caught with drugs, gun
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey (D) announced Monday that all state-run emergency shelters will be inspected after an illegal alien was found in possession of large quantities of drugs and a rifle. The Libyan Police Department announced in late December that 28-year-old Leonardo Andujar Sanchez was arrested in possession of a loaded AR-15 and approximately 10 […]
Massachusetts Governor Orders Sweeping Shelter Inspections After Illegal Migrant Arrested With AR-15, Drugs
Massachusetts Democratic Gov. Maura Healey on Monday ordered all state emergency evacuations after an illegal immigrant was arrested with an AR-15 rifle and hundreds of thousands of dollars in drugs in a taxpayer-funded hotel room. An on-site inspection was ordered. In late December, 28-year-old Dominican Leonardo Andujar Sanchez was charged with illegal possession of a […]
2nd Homeland Security agent in Utah arrested on charges of selling illicit drugs that were seized as evidence
A second Utah Department of Homeland Security official has been arrested and charged in federal court with using a confidential informant to sell illegal drugs that were seized as evidence. Special Agent Nicholas Kindle, who investigates illegal drug trafficking, was arrested three weeks after his alleged co-conspirator, Special Agent David Cole, was arrested. The two […]
Pharma giant seeks to join lawsuit against FDA over weight loss drugs
Eli Lilly has joined as a defendant in a lawsuit filed by a pharmacy industry group against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), seeking to end a lawsuit brought by a pharmacy industry group against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), alleging the “entitlement” some pharmacies have made with mass-market copies of high-quality drugs. He […]
Oz, RFK Jr. diverge on weight loss drugs
{beacon} health care health care Full text Norovirus outbreaks surge across the U.S.: CDC data According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of norovirus infections is rapidly increasing across the country this winter. According to the CDC, state health departments reported 91 outbreaks during the week ending […]
Matt Gaetz accused of paying women for sex, using illegal drugs in House report
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) paid multiple women, including a 17-year-old high school girl, for sex and used illegal drugs such as cocaine and ecstasy, according to a report from the House Ethics Committee. There is a suspicion that A 37-page report released Monday morning concluded that Gates violated multiple Florida laws related to sexual […]