Category: Prescription Drugs
How are competition, consolidation and transparency affecting healthcare costs?
Healthcare industry stakeholders talked about how competition, consolidation and transparency are affecting healthcare costs during a Wisconsin Health News event Tuesday in Madison.
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Panel dives into what to do about healthcare costs
Supporting access to preventive care, addressing the social determinants of health and taking steps to curb high drug prices could help bend the healthcare cost curve, healthcare industry stakeholders said at a Wisconsin Health News panel Tuesday. Meanwhile, a patient advocate called for larger-scale public policies.
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State could provide $100 million in tax credits to support Eli Lilly expansion
Gov. Tony Evers’ administration said Tuesday that the state could provide up to $100 million in tax credits to support Eli Lilly and Company’s growth in southeast Wisconsin, contingent on the drugmaker meeting job creation and capital investment targets.
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Wisconsin to see money through Gilead agreement
Wisconsin is expected to receive about $152,000 through a multistate settlement with Gilead Sciences to resolve allegations the company ran an illegal kickback scheme to promote its HIV medications.
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Bill would require providers to continue checking prescription drug monitoring program
Healthcare providers would have to continue checking patient records in a state program before writing a prescription for a controlled substance for the next five years, under a bill advanced last week by a Senate committee.
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Felzkowski brings back PBM bill
Senate President Mary Felzkowski, R-Tomahawk, is bringing back sweeping legislation aimed at reigning in pharmacy benefit managers that failed to pass last legislative session.
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