U.S. Drugmakers File Lawsuit Against Requiring Drug Prices in TV Ads

U.S. drugmakers filed a lawsuit on Friday challenging a new government regulation that would require them to disclose the list price of prescription drugs in direct-to-consumer television advertisements.

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In Combating Surprise Bills, Lawmakers Miss Sky-High Air Ambulance Costs

In April 2018, 9-year-old Christian Bolling was hiking with his parents and sister in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, near their home in Roanoke. While climbing some boulders, he lost his footing and fell down a rocky 20-foot drop, fracturing both bones in his lower left leg, his wrist, both sides of his nose and his skull.

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Sutter Secretly Sharing Patients’ Private Info With Google, Others, Sacramento Lawsuit Alleges

In a class-action complaint filed this week in Sacramento Superior Court, two plaintiffs allege that Sutter Health is secretly sharing their medical information with Facebook, Google, Twitter and other third parties, impinging on their privacy and opening them up to targeted internet advertising.

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Robin Hood to Rescue of Rural Hospitals? New Math Promised on Medicare Payments

As rural hospital closures roil the country, some states are banking on a Trump administration proposal to change the way hospital payments are calculated to rescue them.

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First Major ‘Medicare for All’ Hearing Sharpens Attacks on Both Sides

Supporters of “Medicare for All” notched a victory Wednesday when one of Congress’s most powerful committees debated the progressive proposal, but the venue also gave Republicans an opportunity to paint proponents as socialists.

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AMA Calls for State Regulation to Rein in Pharmacy Benefit Managers

It’s time to rein in pharmacy benefit managers, according to the American Medical Association, which adopted a policy at its annual meeting Monday calling for patient protections on the lightly regulated industry.

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