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Five Things For Pharmacists To Know About Measles in 2025

IDStewardship

In this article a clinical infectious diseases pharmacist reviews five things for pharmacists to know about measles in 2025. Here are five practical things for pharmacists to know about measles in 2025 First some basics Measles is also referred to as rubeola, 10-day measles, or red measles. 7 March 2025. Gauthier, Pharm.D.,

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A closer look at how health care consolidation drives up patient costs, creates barriers to care

PhRMA

Half of every dollar spent on medicines goes to entities that don’t make medicine—like pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and insurers who are aggressively consolidating their control over health care and hospitals, clinics and for-profit pharmacies in the 340B markup program.

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STAT+: Health AI investments are off to a roaring start in 2025

STAT

Qualified Health and Collate , two early stage generative AI startups, targeting hospitals and pharma respectively, each announced $30 million in funding.

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What to Expect As New CMS Hospital Transparency Requirements Take Effect in 2025

Pharmacy Times

New transparency initiatives will go into effect on January 1, 2025, building off previous actions by the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services.

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New Report Finds More Abuse of 340B Program by Hospitals and Drug Middlemen

PhRMA

A new report by the Wall Street Journal reveals abuse of the 340B hospital markup program is getting worse as hospitals and middlemen find new ways to profit off the program.

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Reimagining hospital pharmacy through sustainability and disruptive health technology

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

Sustainability has become central to the mission of hospital pharmacists, who are uniquely positioned to minimise waste, reduce healthcares environmental footprint and enhance patient outcomes. As climate concerns intensify, hospital pharmacists increasingly recognise the significant impact of their decisions on both patients and the planet.

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STAT+: Biden administration ignores calls to bolster hospital price transparency

STAT

The federal government will not modify regulations that dictate how hospitals publish their prices for consumers, ignoring pleas from patient advocates who have said hospitals still are not fully complying with the 3-year-old law. The Biden administration on Wednesday proposed an annual rule that sets payment rates for hospitals.

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