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The latest clash over a drug discount program; lobbying over new federal health agency

 

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STAT+: HHS seeks to penalize another drugmaker amid legal clash over drug discount program

By Ed Silverman

APStock

More than a dozen major drugmakers have curtailed the discounts on medicines offered through the 340B program.

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STAT+: Inflation caused 'unprecedented' drops in net pharmaceutical prices, analysis finds

By Ed Silverman

Adobe

A new analysis finds that after accounting for inflation, wholesale prices of brand-name drugs fell by 2.3% in the last quarter of 2021.

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STAT+: Lawmakers and a Pelosi aide turn lobbyist to push for new health agency's independence

By Lev Facher

Rich Pedroncell/AP

Xavier Becerra is the focus of a frenzied, last-minute lobbying effort from top lawmakers and a key Nancy Pelosi aide on ARPA-H.

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STAT+: UnitedHealth's deal with LHC highlights broader interest in home health industry

By Bob Herman and Tara Bannow

Jim Mone/AP

UnitedHealth Group’s proposed $5.4 billion buyout of home health provider LHC Group shows insurers' ravenous appetite for the sector.

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U.S. approves second Covid-19 booster for people 50 and older

By Andrew Joseph

Eugene Hoshiko/AP

Those 50 and up are now eligible for another shot of either the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna mRNA vaccines four months after their last dose.

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022

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