Policy & Sector Insights

The Columbian
Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler’s, R-Camas, decision to look closely into unfair drug pricing practices is appreciated by patients who rely on the Medicare Part D benefit…Read More

Morning Consult
Sixteen House members are asking three pairs of committee leaders to consider a bill they say would improve transparency of the business partnerships between the government and pharmacy benefit managers…Read More

McKnight’s Senior Living
The government’s apparent lack of understanding about the differing characteristics among senior living settings could put some providers “perpetually in noncompliance” with a proposed federal rule regarding the disposal of unused medications, several industry groups contend…Read More

Long-Term Living
Long-term care (LTC) pharmacies handle much of skilled nursing’s medication management needs, yet most of them are struggling to survive in the age of Medicare payment reform, according to a new report from Avalere Health…Read More

The National Law Review
As part of our continuing series on CMS’s 2016 Call Letter, we take a closer look at the provisions in the Call Letter affecting PBM and plan sponsor pharmacy networks…Read More

Pharmacy Times
Pharmacies can anticipate new, specific goals that tie fee-for-service Medicare payments to value-based payment models, according to the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)….Read More

CQ Roll Call
A consumer advocacy group is warning the Food and Drug Administration that industry pressure to delay a generic drug labeling rule could damage patient safety….Read More

Bloomberg BNA
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ drug price substitution policy saved Medicare and its beneficiaries an estimated $13 million from the fourth quarter of 2013 through the third quarter of 2014….Read More

Inside Health Policy
Pharmacy benefit managers say CMS should put the debate over preferred-pharmacy networks to rest in the draft 2016 Medicare Advantage and Part D Call Letter….Read More