Epidemics
Medicare will allow pharmaceutical companies to publicly discuss drug price negotiations
Hundreds of 1199SEIU health care workers staged a rally and sit to block 3rd avenue where some were arrested. They protested against health care cuts in Governor Kathy Hochuls budget on Medicare. Lev Radin | Lightrocket | Getty Images Medicare on Friday said it will allow pharmaceutical companies to publicly discuss the program’s historic drug […]
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Justice Department charges 78 people with $2.5 billion in health-care fraud
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland speaking on June 22, 2023 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images The Justice Department on Wednesday charged 78 people with $2.5 billion in health-care fraud. The DOJ, in a press release, said the defendants allegedly defrauded programs used to take care of elderly and disabled people. In some […]
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More than $200 billion in Covid loans potentially stolen by fraudsters, watchdog says
(L-R) Kevin Chambers, Director for COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement, Department of Justice; Hannibal “Mike” Ware, Inspector General, Small Business Administration; Michael Horowitz, Chair, Pandemic Response Accountability Committee; and Roy D. Dotson Jr., Acting Special Agent in Charge, National Pandemic Fraud Recovery Coordinator, United States Secret Service; testify during a hybrid hearing held by the House Select […]
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Walgreens slashes earnings guidance due to lower consumer spending, drop in Covid care demand
People make their way near a Walgreens pharmacy on March 09, 2023 in New York City. Leonardo Munoz | Corbis News | Getty Images Walgreens on Tuesday slashed its full-year earnings guidance as it fell short of Wall Street expectations for its fiscal third quarter due to lower consumer spending and a drop in demand […]
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Look at stay: President Biden and India Prime Minister Modi speak at the White Residence
(The stream is slated to commence at 12:45 p.m. ET. Be sure to refresh the web page if you do not see a video clip earlier mentioned at that time.) President Joe Biden and Primary Minister Narendra Modi of India will keep a joint press convention following their bilateral meeting Thursday. Later on, Modi will […]
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Drugmakers aim to strike down Medicare drug-price negotiations at Supreme Court
Chief Executive Officers of pharmaceutical companies testify before the Senate Finance Committee on “Drug Pricing in America: A Prescription for Change, Part II” February 26, 2019 in Washington, DC. From left to right are Richard A. Gonzalez, chairman and CEO of AbbVie Inc; Pascal Soriot, executive director and CEO of AstraZeneca; Giovanni Caforio, chairman of […]
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House Democrats press Walmart, Costco, Kroger to sell abortion pill mifepristone
In this photo illustration, packages of Mifepristone tablets are displayed at a family planning clinic on April 13, 2023 in Rockville, Maryland. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images House Democrats on Thursday called on Walmart, Costco, Kroger, Safeway and Health Mart to publicly commit to sell the prescription abortion pill mifepristone at their retail pharmacies. Pending […]
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One million people have lost Medicaid coverage since pandemic protections expired
A medical worker collects a swab sample from a woman at a COVID-19 testing site in New York, the United States, March 29, 2022. Wang Ying | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images At least 1 million people have been kicked off Medicaid since coverage protections implemented during the Covid-19 pandemic expired in April, according […]
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FDA advisors recommend AstraZeneca, Sanofi antibody to protect babies from RSV
Narisara Nami | Moment | Getty Images A panel of independent advisors to the Food and Drug Administration unanimously recommended Thursday that the antibody nirsevimab be approved for use to protect infants from respiratory syncytial virus, the leading cause of hospitalization among newborns. If the FDA approves nirsevimab, the antibody would become the first medical […]
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Lawmakers worry Medicare Alzheimer’s plan won’t ensure access to new treatments
Rep. Nanette Barragan (D-CA) speaks alongside US Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg after a tour of the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach during a press conference at the Port of Long Beach on January 11, 2022 in Long Beach, California. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Two Democratic lawmakers are […]
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