The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) recently announced that former Nevada Insurance Commissioner Scott Kipper has been appointed as the association's new vice president of state affairs. Read More »
A new initiative of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to improve the medication therapy management (MTM) benefit for patients using stand-alone Medicare Part D plans has received backing from the American Pharmacists Association (APhA). Read More »
Over the last few decades, providing HIV testing at community pharmacies and retail clinics has proved to be an effective way to make sure such testing is available to the general public, as community testing increases convenience and affordability. Read More »
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) released a statement last week applauding the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) efforts to improve Medicare medication therapy management (MTM) benefits.CMS recently unveiled a new MTM initiative aimed at evaluating the efficacy of offering prescription drug plans certain incentives to help achieve MTM program goals. Read More »
The Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA) and its Biosimilars Council commended California lawmakers and the governor this week for a new law that gives patients access to more affordable versions of biologic medicines. Read More »
The Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA) and its Biosimilars Council released a statement on Monday saying they believe the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement will improve worldwide patient access to affordable medicines. Read More »
Pennsylvania’s pharmacy business is strong and continues to grow despite a nationwide economic slowdown, an American Pharmacy News analysis of state records show. Read More »
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently conducted a study of a pharmacy benefit pilot program the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) offers to beneficiaries of Tricare, a health care plan for veterans and active military members. Read More »
A new report recently released by the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) that examined generic-drug price increases found that drug wholesalers and independent drugstores profit from higher generic prices. Read More »
Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell said this week that the agency would provide nearly $500 million in Affordable Care Act funds to aid health centers across the nation that provide primary-care services to those in need. Read More »
The Center for American Progress has put forward a proposal to make changes within Medicare aimed at helping users, including instituting consumer-friendly ratings of the benefits new drugs may have, limiting what patients must pay for new drugs and requiring pharmaceutical companies to disclose how much is actually spent on researching and bringing new drugs to market, the Associated Press said. Read More »
The annual American Pharmacy Association-led Pharmacy Section at the Utah School, which educates pharmacists and student pharmacists on the dangers of addiction, returned to Salt Lake City in June under a new name, the APhA Institute on Alcoholism and Drug Dependencies, after the Utah School's closure last year. Read More »
The Association of Clinical Research Organizations is launching its second CRO Innovation Month with the theme of "Transforming Patient Centered Drug Development." Read More »
Immunicum AB recently signed a research agreement with Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey to supply the institution with the company's adenovirus (Ad5PTDf35) technology. Read More »
The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA), the national association that represents pharmacy benefit managers, recently filed a lawsuit in Arkansas challenging a new law requiring employers to pay higher rates to drugstores for prescription drugs. Read More »
While prescription drugs have legitimate purposes and are safe when taken as directed, they also pose a risk for abuse and addiction, as well as diversion for illicit use, a director with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) said. Read More »
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Foundation announced Monday that APhA Chief Operating Officer Elizabeth Keyes will serve as APhA Foundation interim executive director, effective Aug. 14. Read More »
Part D costs per capita grew by almost 11 percent in 2014. Read More »
The Utilization Review Accreditation Commission (URAC) has opened a public comment period through Aug. 31 on measurement standards related to its line of pharmacy accreditation products. Read More »
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report Monday that found better communications with pharmacies and other stakeholders can help control prescription drug abuse while guaranteeing that patient access to medications is not compromised. The report studied the interaction between the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and government and industry stakeholders in curbing prescription drug abuse and preserving patient access to medications. Read More »
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