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How to break down barriers in HIV care
HIV is not the death sentence that it was decades ago. Yet, there is still much work to be done in the HIV advocacy […]
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CMS directs insurers to cover ALS drug Qalsody
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a directive telling private insurers providing Medicare Advantage (MA) plans to cover Biogen’s amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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How COGI fights for policies to support BIPOC IBD patients
Although illnesses like ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease are life-changing, gastrointestinal diseases are largely invisible, with little social recognition or understanding. For underserved communities
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Data transfer rules don’t have to hamper biotech innovation, BIO says
Proposed federal rules on exchange of medical data with China and five other “countries of concern” can protect Americans without obstructing the global flow
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Putting patients first: Workers suffer when their employers lack critical information about PBMs
This is the fifth in a series of Bio.News articles looking at the need for pharmacy benefit manager reform through the lens of the
Rep. Buddy Carter calls for vote on PBM reform before end of year
Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) held a press conference on Dec. 4 to call on congressional leadership to pass pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reform before
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Access barriers to medicines plague 1 in 3 patients, new poll finds
Access to health insurance coverage doesn’t always mean patients have access to the health care services and medicines they need. A new poll, commissioned
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Harms of PBMs explained in BIO Patient Advocacy Coffee Chat
Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) create unnecessary barriers between patients and the medicine they need, experts explained during a Nov. 25 virtual “Patient Advocacy Coffee
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Putting patients first: Retail pharmacies—and the patients they serve—are being endangered by PBM Power
This is the fourth in a series of Bio.News articles looking at the need for pharmacy benefit manager reform through the lens of the
Putting patients first: Separating PBM compensation from prices Is critical in reducing patient financial burden
This is the third in a series of Bio.News articles looking at the need for pharmacy benefit manager reform through the lens of the