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Walgreens paying $106.8 million to settle US prescription billing fraud charges https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/walgreens-paying-1068-million-settle-us-charges-over-prescription-billing-fraud-2024-09-13/ Sept 13 (Reuters) – Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA.O) , opens new tab agreed to pay $106.8 million to settle charges it fraudulently billed the U.S. government for prescriptions that were never dispensed, the Department of Justice said on Friday. The Justice Department said […]

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Pain med prescriptions did not cause opioid epidemic, courts rule

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PBM reform: The end of the beginning https://chaindrugreview.com/pbm-reform-the-end-of-the-beginning/ The recent release of an interim report by the Federal Trade Commission about what the agency characterizes as “prescription drug middlemen” represents a vindication of sorts for pharmacy advocates who have long contended that PBMs employ business practices that skew the market to their advantage. Following the […]

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Humana prepares for ‘frustration’ over Medicare Advantage changes, 13 market exits https://www.beckerspayer.com/payer/theres-going-to-be-a-lot-of-frustration-humana-prepares-for-medicare-advantage-market-exits-benefit-changes.html Humana will stop offering Medicare Advantage in 13 counties in 2025, CFO Susan Diamond said Sept. 4. Speaking at an investor conference, Ms. Diamond said the company will no longer offer several plans in 2025. The exits will affect around 560,000 beneficiaries, 10% of […]

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US allows increased production of Takeda’s ADHD drug to address shortage https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-allows-increased-production-takedas-adhd-drug-address-shortage-2024-09-04/ The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has increased the production limit for Takeda Pharmaceutical’s (4502.T) ADHD drug Vyvanse and its generic versions by about 24% to address the medicine’s ongoing shortage in the United States. The raised production limit follows the Food and […]

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Pain Identified as Dominant Symptom in Long COVID https://reachmd.com/news/pain-identified-as-dominant-symptom-in-long-covid/2467986/ Pain may be the most prevalent and severe symptom reported by individuals with long Covid, according to a new study led by UCL (University College London) researchers. The study, published in JRSM Open, analysed data from over 1,000 people in England and Wales who logged their […]

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