drugs
Avandia gets black-box warning
The following isn't a big shock, but it's still an important development--blockbuster diabetes drug Avandia will now carry a black-box warning. In addition to posting the warning on Avandia... Read more...
Amgen spending millions to fight CMS anemia drug limits
Hoping to get CMS to change its mind on new anemia drug reimbursement limits, Amgen is spending millions lobbying on Capitol Hill to gin up sentiment for an override. During the first six months of... Read more...
ALSO NOTED: FDA issues anemia drug warning; Time to improve stroke rehab options; and much more...
> The FDA has issued a warning regarding anemia drug use, suggesting that in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, some of these drugs led to tumor growth and decreased survival rates. Read more...
Groups question Medicare physical therapy limits
A growing number of medical groups, and at least some legislators, are beginning to challenge Medicare's limits on reimbursement for physical therapy. Currently, Medicare covers a patient's first... Read more...
Case study: NC program speeds heart attack care
In the past, up to 40 percent of North Carolina heart attack victims who needed clot-busting drugs or angioplasty weren't getting them--or got treated too late. However, over the past two years, a... Read more...
Aetna limits anemia drug payments
Anemia drug sales have taken a beating since Medicare tightened rules to limit when it would pay for them. Now, Aetna has set limits on anemia drug reimbursements too, issuing new rules that follow... Read more...
VA removes Avandia from its formulary
VA dealt a body blow to type 2 diabetes drug Avandia this week, deciding that while it would continue to make the drug available to existing users, officials would no longer allow it to be prescribed... Read more...
Quality of children's healthcare questioned
A new study by RAND Corp., Seattle Children's Hospital Research Institute and the University of Washington School of Medicine has reached the sobering conclusion that children may be getting worse... Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Wisconsin may boost hospital Medicaid payments; CMS blocks release of violations details; and much more...
> Wisconsin may be boosting Medicaid payments for the state's hospitals. Article > CMS has decided to withhold an inspection... Read more...
House bill would reverse Medicare anemia drug limits
Of late, anemia drug administration has become a hot potato, particularly when Medicare announced that Read more...
