STAT

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The legislation would package together versions of health care policies that the committee has been working on for some time. WASHINGTON — The Senate Finance Committee plans to vote Nov. Read the rest…

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STAT

MARCH 3, 2024

That year-end deadline lines up with the expiration of telehealth pay policies , setting the stage for a large health legislative package and giving Congress another shot at aligning hospital and doctor office payments and reforming the business practices of drug middlemen.

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STAT

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

WASHINGTON — A prominent Senate panel on Wednesday passed a new package of health policy reforms that would rein in certain pharmacy middlemen practices and ensure Medicare patients aren’t paying more than insurers do for medications. The package passed the committee 26-0 with no amendments added. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.)

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Legislative spotlight was put back on pharmacy benefit manager reform and mental health in a comprehensive draft packaged presented by the Senate Finance Committee, which was passed Wednesday 26-0. | A comprehensive healthcare package garnered near unanimous approval on Wednesday, which could lead to big changes for PBMs down the road.

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 12, 2022

In trials, the Glucommander algorithm has been shown to reduce severe low blood sugar episodes, shorten hospital stays and prevent hospital re-admissions. The post Roche debuts smart glucose monitor for hospital use appeared first on.

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Pharmacy Times

AUGUST 23, 2022

Dundee Pharmacy’s compliance packaging encourages patients to stay adherent to their medications.

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STAT

DECEMBER 1, 2023

WASHINGTON — On its face, a minor policy to make sure Medicare pays hospitals the same as physician offices to administer medications has broad, bipartisan support from think tanks, stakeholders, and academics. But Republicans in the House and Senate are divided over the issue, creating a major obstacle to passage anytime soon.

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STAT

JULY 17, 2023

The House Energy & Commerce Committee already introduced, held multiple hearings on, and unanimously passed out of committee a package of legislation including transparency requirements for hospitals and pharmacy benefit managers and a so-called “site-neutral” pay policy for drugs administered in doctors’ offices.

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STAT

JULY 26, 2023

Republicans on the House Ways & Means Committee introduced a package this week that they say would increase health care transparency, but Democrats and outside groups are arguing that it doesn’t go far enough to force companies to disclose information about their ownership.

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 13, 2024

ET | Members of Congress and their staffers have been at the negotiating table for the last several days on an end-of-year healthcare package that would extend Medicare telehealth waivers for two years, among other digital health wins. UPDATED DEC. 16, 11 A.M. The deal is likely to be finalized over the weekend.

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STAT

APRIL 22, 2024

The research, by a team at the University of Pennsylvania and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), will be presented next month at the annual meeting of the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy, potentially paving the way for human trials.

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STAT

OCTOBER 29, 2024

That umbrella term covers a wide variety of packaged foods, from snacks carrying added sugar, salt, and saturated fat combined with preservatives for shelf life, additives for flavor, colorants for eye appeal, and chemicals like bisphenols in the packages themselves. The bottom line: One size does not fit all.

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STAT

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

WASHINGTON — A Democrat has signed on to a legislative package that would require health care transparency by law and enact modest payment reforms to pharmacy middlemen and hospitals, increasing its chances of passing the House of Representatives.

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STAT

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Under McMorris Rodgers, the panel led the way for House passage of a health care price transparency package that included the first major proposal to equalize payment between hospital outpatient departments and physician offices. Michael Burgess (R-Texas), Larry Bucshon (R-Ind.), Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.), Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.),

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STAT

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

About last night… House leadership last night canceled a scheduled vote on a health care package that included transparency requirements for hospitals and insurers, reforms to some PBM practices, and a small site-neutral payment policy for administering drugs, Rachel writes. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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STAT

AUGUST 14, 2023

  The size of Lloyd Dean’s pay package is likely to reignite questions about health system CEO pay, especially at tax-exempt organizations. CommonSpirit Health, the massive not-for-profit health system formed through a 2019 merger, paid its former CEO $35.5 million in 2021, the latest year for which data is available. 

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STAT

APRIL 23, 2024

The House overwhelmingly passed a package largely promoting greater transparency. The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association, the industry’s biggest trade group, spent a whopping 71% more on lobbying in the first three months of this year compared with 2023, increasing its spending from $2.8 million to $4.8

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Omnicell

JANUARY 10, 2023

Director, Product Marketing, Omnicell Hospitals that continue to manually manage medications in the central pharmacy are playing a dangerous game. Yet for many hospitals, the fear of change keeps many pharmacies stuck with archaic solutions and processes that inevitably lead to problems. Sentara is not one of those hospitals.

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STAT

JULY 21, 2023

The company reported most damage from the storm occurred at a warehouse that stores raw materials, packaging supplies, and finished medicines awaiting release by quality assurance personnel. hospitals — will exacerbate a growing shortage of prescription drugs across the country.

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 27, 2021

A plant in Wales manufacturing the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine was evacuated on the advice of the authorities today after it was sent a suspicious package. Wockhardt UK in Wrexham this morning received a suspicious package. There are no reports of any injuries and as yet no word whether the package was dangerous.

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STAT

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

How much health care’s bigwigs are making Mike Reddy for STAT Health care stocks lagged behind the broader market in 2023, and that was reflected in many CEO pay packages. My colleagues and I completed our annual tradition of analyzing CEO compensation. For 2023, we input data for 313 health care CEOs and found they made $3.5

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The Checkup by Singlecare

JUNE 17, 2024

“Zofran ODT or ondansetron ODT has a rapid onset of action, with its peak antiemetic effect within 15-30 minutes,” explains Robert Glatter, MD , a board-certified emergency medicine physician at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York. The blister packs did not adhere to federal packaging requirements. What is the standard Zofran dosage?

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STAT

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The committee has jurisdiction over Medicare and Medicaid payment policies for hospitals. If a package coalesces, it likely would not be introduced until next year. Senate Finance Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

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STAT

JULY 24, 2023

The House Ways & Means Committee package includes a new provision that would ensure that patients in the Medicare program pay for medicines they pick up at the pharmacy counter based on the discounted price that insurers negotiate with drugmakers, instead of higher sticker prices, starting in 2027.

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STAT

JULY 25, 2023

The House Ways & Means Committee proposed a package that includes a new provision to ensure Medicare patients pay for medicines they pick up at pharmacies based on discounted prices insurers negotiate with drugmakers, instead of higher list prices, starting in 2027 , STAT reports. The committee has jurisdiction over Medicare.

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IDStewardship

OCTOBER 14, 2024

It’s not a fast process and may even require going to another section of the hospital to complete the work. The process is detailed in the package insert here. Depending on how an IV room pharmacy is set up, certain equipment may have to be turned on, left to run for a time, cleaned, then a dose can be prepared.

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Pharma Tutor

MAY 5, 2020

The study aimed at empirically evaluating the current perception of nurses in the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital on motivation and job satisfaction and how to improve the motivation of nurses aimed at promoting quality healthcare. It is important for the hospital to “customise” their benefit packages and use them to their best advantage.

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Hospital Pharmacy Europe

MAY 26, 2023

Indeed, evidence shows hospitals which undertake research have better patient care outcomes, improved staff retention and it benefits the whole health and care system. ’ The post Commercial clinical trial investment announced by Government to ease NHS pressure appeared first on Hospital Pharmacy Europe.

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Hospital Pharmacy Europe

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The post EMA launches medicines supply support measures as part of wider EC initiative appeared first on Hospital Pharmacy Europe.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

AUGUST 26, 2024

The concentration of the formulation means the treatment can be administered ocularly via eye drops packaged in single-dose containers, according to SIFI. As an anti-amoebic polymer, the small molecule treatment Akantior “acts on both the trophozoites and cysts of the protozoan acanthamoeba”.

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The Checkup by Singlecare

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Though not practical for long-term use, veterinarians can use FreeStyle Libre as an alternative to lengthy or expensive hospital stays when assessing insulin treatment. A BGC is typically a 12-hour in-hospital procedure in which the dog’s blood glucose levels are tested every two hours. There are disadvantages.

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pharmaphorum

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

It will also produce policy documents and information packages for patients, doctors and senior management in companies, Other workstreams could include computational strategies to make such simulations more powerful and efficient, new curricula to educate the workforce on the development and use of the technologies. Deutsches Institut fu?r

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The Checkup by Singlecare

MAY 21, 2024

Each dog is unique, so your vet can consider your pet’s health history and advise if honey (or, the amount of honey) is appropriate,” says Sara Ochoa , DVM, associate veterinarian at The Animal Hospital of West Monroe in Louisiana. What’s more, honey contains allergens from bee pollen contamination.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Wholesalers can be either full-line wholesalers, who purchase the complete product line of a company, or specialised companies, which purchase speciality drugs to sell to clinics and hospitals. Some of the major factors considered in the selection of a wholesaler include: · Cost that includes product type, payment terms, and delivery cost.

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ISPE

MARCH 7, 2023

As such there’s a growing question of how the industry will improve the sustainability profile of its existing medicines and ensure that sustainability is designed into new medicines, such as products, with a reduced environmental risk, greener manufacturing technologies, and recyclable delivery systems and packaging. 9 December 2021.

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The Checkup by Singlecare

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Medical services covered Health services covered by Pennsylvania Medicaid vary slightly between eligibility groups, with children receiving the most comprehensive benefit package. Services for children and pregnant women Medicaid in Pennsylvania provides a full range of medical benefits for children and pregnant women.

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Omnicell

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Many hospitals have never done a system-wide self-assessment, nor do they know their options – models and technologies – to drive improvements. To help hospitals self-assess their medication strategy, I’m excited to join Allen Zimmerman, Managing Director of Huron Consulting Group on Monday, Nov.

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