Friday, 18 September 2015

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Novel plan to curb drug costs seeks candidates' attention
9:00:00 AM
Consumer-friendly ratings of the benefits of new drugs. Limits on what patients pay. Requiring drug companies to disclose how much they actually spend on research. These are some of the proposals from a policy center often aligned with the Obama...


Another ACA contraception case may be headed to Supreme Court
Thursday, September 17, 2015 5:30 PM
A federal appeals court on Thursday sided for the first time against an Obama administration policy intended make sure the employees of not-for-profit religious organizations can get birth control at no cost.


Blog: Pope Francis will challenge those on the Hill but not take sides, says Sister Carol Keehan
Thursday, September 17, 2015 1:32 PM
Pope Francis arrives in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday afternoon. During his visit he will stop at the White House and address Congress.


Precision Medicine database will hold records of 1 million human subjects
Thursday, September 17, 2015 1:21 PM
A plan to create and manage a database containing the medical records of 1 million Americans as part of President Obama's Precision Medicine Initiative is out.


Aetna wants to build out Optum-like unit from Humana deal
Thursday, September 17, 2015 12:26 PM
Medicare Advantage is the obvious prize Aetna has been eyeing as it acquires Humana. But Aetna also hopes to create a health services division with Humana's other assets.


Senators tell FDA to pick up the pace on biosimilar guidelines
Thursday, September 17, 2015 12:09 PM
Members of a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions subcommittee Thursday urged the Food and Drug Administration to set biosimilar rules to avoid the kind of challenges generic drugs faced when introduced to the market three decades ago.


CDC says nation is better prepared for this year's flu season
Thursday, September 17, 2015 12:02 PM
Health officials expect to avoid a repeat of the misery last winter, when flu immunizations weren't a good match for a nasty surprise strain.


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