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STAT+: FTC says pharmacy benefit managers are stonewalling requests for information

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antitrust regulators into pharmaceutical industry middlemen has been stymied because the companies have failed to provide many of the documents that, in some cases, were requested as far back as June 2022. A much-anticipated inquiry by U.S.

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Opinion: STAT+: Some countries are moving to digital prescription drug information for patients. The U.S. shouldn’t follow suit

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Having all of these details in accessible, printed documents keeps patients informed and mitigates the risk of medication errors. However, there’s a growing movement across the world to eliminate printed medication information, making it harder for patients to learn about the drugs that, in many cases, save their lives.

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Despite federal disclosure rules, state prisons hide information on hepatitis C-related deaths

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It’s virtually impossible to get information from states and correctional facilities about why people die in prison.

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STAT+: Novartis claims Takeda is stonewalling efforts to review trade secrets taken by a former employee

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Novartis has gone to court to gain access to Takeda Pharmaceutical documents over concerns that a former employee took trade secrets with him to his new job at the rival drugmaker. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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Patients’ social needs often get lost in health records. Generative AI could help

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Generative AI’s earliest applications in medicine have largely focused on curing not patients, but the plague of productivity physicians lose to digital documentation. Read the rest…

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

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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. The Biden administration on Wednesday proposed an annual rule that sets payment rates for hospitals.

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STAT+: Viatris executive is charged with insider trading scheme involving a friend and former colleague

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In court documents, federal authorities alleged that Ramkumar Rayapureddy, the chief information officer at the drug company, which was previously known as Mylan, provided “material” information to Dayakar Mallu, who also worked in the IT department.