IdeaCrew provides a state-based exchange technology solution that aims to make it easier for people to sign up for and retain healthcare coverage. The company works with states that are not using the federal marketplace platform and helps them provide a cost-effective, streamlined exchange to their residents.
While the White House and doctors at Walter Reed have sought to reassure the public that Trump's condition is improving, he has received numerous drugs for Covid-19, including the steroid dexamethasone, which is typically administered only to those who are critically ill.
The future looks bright for the integrated specialty pharmacy model – for health systems, providers, and most importantly, for patients.
In an open letter published by BIO, the executives emphasized the importance of science-driven evaluation of medicines and regulatory independence. The letter came amid growing concern about political pressure over the FDA, as well as lack of diversity in trials and companies being too quick to announce data that are inconclusive.
In a wide-ranging interview for BIO's virtual annual meeting with the trade and lobbying group's president, NIAID Director Anthony Fauci also said "good-faith" discussions are important to avoiding excessive pricing and ensuring affordability and access.
The study, published in The Lancet, found a possible association between hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine and heart arrhythmias and death. Meanwhile, SingleCare saw a as much as a 22% increase in scripts filled for hydroxychloroquine following Trump's remarks last week.
Rick Bright's attorneys said in an emailed statement Friday that the Office of the Special Counsel would request a 45-day stay on Bright's removal as director of BARDA. Bright was removed over his objections to broad use of two malaria drugs in Covid-19.
The progress in artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping patient care, across various dimensions, from facilitating faster discharge to curating treatment plans and suggesting lifestyle changes.
In a joint statement, FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn and FTC Chairman Joseph Simons said they would look into anticompetitive practices like preventing biosimilar makers from obtaining product samples and misleading communications about biosimilars' safety and efficacy.
BIO's first annual report on diversity in the workplace found room for improvement, as biotech workforces - especially at the executive level - were found to not represent the U.S. population. The report was based on a survey of nearly 100 companies in late spring 2019.
Under the decision, Medicare patients with inherited cancer mutations such as BRCA will receive coverage for NGS testing. Drugs that treat BRCA-mutated breast and ovarian cancers include AstraZeneca's Lynparza and Pfizer's Talzenna.
The Medicare coverage decision, issued Wednesday evening after a nearly three-month delay, removes several requirements that some had feared would limit access to the cell therapies, while also allowing for some off-label use.
Closing cancer health equity gaps require medical breakthroughs made possible by new funding approaches.
The Washington Post and other outlets reported that the administration has withdrawn a proposal to end rebates between pharmacy benefit managers and drugmakers.
The executive order is focused on increasing the supply of kidneys available for transplants, improving prevention and treatment of chronic kidney disease and pushing the majority of dialysis patients to get their treatment through less-costly and more convenient home care.
U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta in Washington, D.C. ruled in favor of pharma companies challenging the rule in court because of what he said was a lack of statutory authority from the HHS to govern drug marketing.
In a letter addressed to Gottlieb, Warren implored him to resign from board of the Big Pharma company, writing "this kind of revolving door influence-peddling smacks of corruption."
A order released Monday directs the Department of Health and Human Services to start the rulemaking process to require that providers divulge the prices that patients and insurers pay in a readable format.