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STAT+: Cigna, Humana in talks to merge into health insurance giant, per report

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PBMs are companies that serve as the controversial middlemen of drug pricing negotiations, and of the four largest, two are owned by Cigna and Humana. Wendell Potter, a health insurance whistleblower who used to work at Cigna, also wrote about merger discussions between Cigna and Humana on his blog Tuesday.

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Operation Warp Speed but for rare disease

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Our reporters Olivia Goldhill and Meghana Keshavan will be live-blogging the meeting all day — tune in  here. It’s a critical meeting — MDMA could be the first Schedule I psychedelic to be deemed to have a medical use. Read the rest…

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Drug Channels News Roundup, September 2021: Hospitals’ 340B Profits, Drug Prices Deflate, U.S. vs. EU, Amazon vs. CVS, and More Bad Blood for Theranos

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Curl up with your favorite pumpkin-spiced blog and savor these stories harvested from the Drug Channels patch: Fresh insights about hospitals’ specialty drug profits SSR Update: Drug prices keep dropping My $0.02 Autumn is here!

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ACI’s 23rd Advanced Summit on Life Sciences Patents

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

In a year of major change and outstanding questions, growing scrutiny on patent protection and drug pricing, and uncertainty around global price control measures and the Inflation Reduction Act, understanding the implications of new leadership and emerging mandates is critical. FDA Law Blog is a conference media partner.

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NHC Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program Comments

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NHC Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program Comments April 27, 2023 By: Allen Pinn, Coordinator, Policy April 14, the National Health Council (NHC) submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, established under the Inflation Reduction Act.

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HP&M’s Faraz Siddiqui to Speak at Informa’s Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (MDRP) Summit 2023 on Value Based Programs

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

On September 18-20, Informa Connect will hold its annual #MDRPSummit in Chicago (and via livestream) to discuss the complex, ever-evolving laws and regulations in the government pricing and price reporting space. FDA Law Blog readers can receive a 10% discount off the conference registration price.

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Pharmacy benefit management demystified: How PBMs influence prescription drug pricing

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Understanding pharmacy benefit management and drug pricing The U.S. prescription drug supply chain is extraordinarily complex. It captures, with strong simplification, the web of stakeholders in the prescription drug market and the myriad of contractual agreements that drives the cash flows between them.