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STAT+: Medicare expects to spend $3.5 billion on new Alzheimer’s drug in 2025

STAT

Medicare for the first time has estimated that a new Alzheimer’s treatment could cost the program billions of dollars by next year — well beyond what Wall Street or even the drug’s manufacturer have projected — according to a document obtained by STAT.

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Large Chains’ Position in 2025’s Part D Pharmacy Networks: Supermarkets Take the Lead in a Shrinking PDP Market

Drug Channels

In Medicare Part D in 2025: Preferred Pharmacy Networks Fade in a Collapsing PDP Market , I documented the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) disruption to Medicare Part D prescription drug plans (PDPs). As always, we provide you with a handy table for tallying each chain’s participation and changes from 2024 to 2025. Fein, Ph.D.,

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STAT+: No, alcohol isn’t good for you. Will new dietary guidelines be shaped more by health or industry interests?

STAT

“Alcoholic beverages have been used to enhance the enjoyment of meals by many societies throughout human history,” read a part of the 1995 document (a note Nestle says was added last-minute by a federal official who believed in wine’s benefits).

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STAT+: Biden administration ignores calls to bolster hospital price transparency

STAT

This document is where the government has in the past rolled out changes to the so-called hospital price transparency rule, but the Biden administration did not address the issue in this edition. billion in 2025, to a total of $88.2 The Biden administration on Wednesday proposed an annual rule that sets payment rates for hospitals.

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Tories pledge £250m each year for Pharmacy First 2027-2030

The Pharmacist

This comes on top of £20m in 2025/26 and £49m in 2026/27, as revealed by the party’s manifesto costing document, […] The post Tories pledge £250m each year for Pharmacy First 2027-2030 appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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NHC’s comments in response to the 2025 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP)

Putting Patients First Blog

Need for New Shopping Tools on HealthCare.gov Many of the issues raised in the 2025 NBPP, such as nonstandard plans and auto re- enrollment, focus on the need to ensure people are in plans that best meet their needs. The following is an overview of the NHC’s comments on proposals in the 2025 NBPP.

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NHC Comments on Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in response to the CY 2025 OPPS proposed rule

Putting Patients First Blog

Conclusion The NHC appreciates the opportunity to provide input on the CY 2025 OPPS proposed rule. amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/documents/Update_HHS_Disparities_Dept-FY2020.pdf Retrieved from https ://www.cms.gov/files/document/quality-motion-cms-national-quality- strategy.pdf 8 James, C., The Lancet , 389(10077), 1453-1463.