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Regulatory

Walmart pharmacies likely to leave CVS network because of pricing dispute

January 15, 2019

Via: CNBC

Walmart pharmacies are expected to leave the drugstore networks offered by CVS because of an ongoing pricing dispute. Anyone with CVS-administered drug benefits and Medicaid enrollees with CVS drug coverage will be affected if the split happens, CVS said Tuesday. […]


News

The problem with high drug prices isn’t ‘foreign freeloading,’ it’s the patent system

June 27, 2018

Via: CNBC

Americans continue to suffer the highest prescription drug costs of anyone in the world. One in four are unable to fill prescriptions due to high prices, according to a recent poll. And even though drug prices tripled over the last […]


News

Study finds growing support to allow pharmacists to write prescriptions

June 20, 2018

Via: The Medical News

Prescribing of medications has traditionally been restricted to physicians, but there is growing support to allow pharmacists to do so as well. A British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology review of a large number of studies in many countries reveals that […]


EHR & EMR

One EHR tweak could cut medication costs & boost outcomes

May 23, 2016

Via: Healthcarebusinesstech

Prescription medication can get pricey, and it’s a big contribution to the rise of healthcare costs in this country. There are several ways a hospital can make an impact regarding the rising costs of medication, including encouraging providers to write […]