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Who benefits from drug discounts? | Drugmakers, hospitals battle over indigent-care program
By Jaimy Lee | July 13, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital, a small not-for-profit hospital in Ontonagon, Mich., last year generated about $1 million in revenue from a federal program that allows safety-net providers to purchase deeply discounted drugs.
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Repositioning reprocessing | Hospitals see big potential for savings, but safety remains an issue for some
By Jaimy Lee | July 06, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Reprocessing single-use medical devices is not new. The practice has been around for decades, but the market has reported significant growth as more hospitals seek to save money and reduce waste.
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Late News: Test limits meet resistance | CMS seeks to restrict new PET scans for Alzheimer's
By Jaimy Lee | July 06, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Eli Lilly and Co. and the Alzheimer's Association say that the CMS' proposal to limit coverage of a pricey new test used to identify brain plaques associated with Alzheimer's disease would hinder diagnosis.
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'The cost will drop' | Myriad Genetics' shares drop as competitors enter
By Joe Carlson | June 15, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Hours after the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated Myriad Genetics' monopoly on testing for two breast cancer genes, the company's stock went tumbling as competitors announced plans to offer the same services at lower prices.
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Hungry for a solution | Shortages of IV nutrition products challenge providers and regulators
By Jaimy Lee | June 08, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Tim Weaver, an 18-year-old college student who lives in Naperville, Ill., is one of the estimated 30,000 people in the U.S. who rely on intravenous nutrition products to keep them alive.
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Bad medicine | Monitoring programs target substandard drugs
By Kerry Grens | May 17, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Patrick Lukulay faced a daunting task this month when he stepped off a plane in Accra, Ghana. Local clinics were reporting that oxytocin, a drug used to stop hemorrhaging after childbirth, was no longer working.
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At odds over privacy | Rx industry pushes back against refill reminder rule
By Joseph Conn | May 11, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
A showdown is shaping up between federal healthcare privacy regulators and the nation's largest pharmacies and pharmaceutical manufacturers over a healthcare privacy rule affecting upwards of 100 million prescription-refill reminders sent to patients each year.
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Winners and Losers | Corporate tax overhaul would have very different effects for various healthcare sectors
By Beth Kutscher | April 13, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Hospital chains, health insurers and retail pharmacy groups are likely to wind up big winners in any shakeup of the corporate tax code, while pharmaceutical companies and medical-device makers may find themselves fighting tooth and nail to keep the status quo.
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Breeding innovation | Unlikely partners are tackling tough problems by setting aside rivalries
By Mike Alkire | March 16, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Desperate after a decade of trial and error to make the connection that could usher in a new generation of anti-HIV drugs, University of Washington researchers threw the scientific version of a Hail Mary pass.
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Forging a new path | New law offers incentives to develop antibiotics
By Jaimy Lee | February 02, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
A patient balks at paying $50 for a dose of antibiotics. However, that same patient has no issue paying $50,000 for an oncology drug that may extend life for a few weeks.
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