Category: Prescription Drugs

Budget committee amends budget to add staff for Prescription Drug Monitoring Program

by Sean Kirkby | May 12, 2017 | Legislature, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

The Joint Finance Committee approved hiring more staff to support the operations of the state’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Thursday and also added an amendment to the budget clarifying a mandate requiring prescribers to update the program.

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Panel: No silver bullet for drug prices

by Sean Kirkby | May 1, 2017 | Legislature, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

As drug prices increase, states can pursue a number of policy maneuvers to help bend the cost curve, experts said at an Evidence-Based Health Policy Project briefing in Madison last week.

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Audit: DHS owes federal government on drug reimbursement

by Sean Kirkby | Apr 5, 2017 | DHS, Medicaid/Medicare, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

The Department of Health Services didn't meet Medicaid requirements for more than $3 million in reimbursement between the beginning of 2012 and the end of 2014, according to a federal audit released last month.

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Seemeyer won’t guarantee future of SeniorCare

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 30, 2017 | DHS, Prescription Drugs, State budget, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

The Department of Health Services secretary wouldn't guarantee Wednesday that SeniorCare will continue past the next budget or if the federal government changes how it funds Medicaid.

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Bill increases access to epinephrine auto-injectors

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 13, 2017 | Legislature, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

Lawmakers are looking to let individuals with proper training administer a device that counteracts allergic reactions in emergencies.

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On the Record: WHN panel on drug prices

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 10, 2017 | On The Record, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

The increasing price of specialty drugs and the country's unique patent system are among the reasons Americans pay more for prescription drugs than anywhere else in the world, according to panelists at a Wisconsin Health News event Tuesday.

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Panelists debate need for government intervention on drug costs

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 8, 2017 | Prescription Drugs, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

When it comes to prescription drug costs, the free market is not working, Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin CEO Dr. Mark Huth said Tuesday.

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DOJ reaches agreement for discounted Narcan

by Sean Kirkby | Feb 24, 2017 | Opioids, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

The Wisconsin Department of Justice has reached an agreement with Adapt Pharma to offer an anti-overdose nasal spray at a discounted rate when bought in bulk by police, first responders and state or local government agencies.

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Revamped prescription drug monitoring program launches

by Sean Kirkby | Jan 17, 2017 | Prescription Drugs, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

The revamped version of a state program tracking prescriptions for painkillers and other drugs with a potential for abuse launched Tuesday morning.

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Costs of widely prescribed drugs jumped up to 5,241 percent in recent years, joint investigation shows

by Tim Stumm | Nov 28, 2016 | Prescription Drugs, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

The costs of seven widely prescribed antibiotics, cancer drugs, arthritis medications and other prescriptions have escalated between 29 percent and 5,241 percent in recent years, according to a joint investigation by the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, Wisconsin Health News and Wisconsin Public Radio.

Opioid prescriptions decline in Wisconsin

by Tim Stumm | Nov 3, 2016 | Prescription Drugs, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

The number of opioid prescriptions issued during a three-month period this year declined by 9.6 percent compared to the same period last year, according to a report released Tuesday. (WHN, 11/3)

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Johnson, others push for new approaches to fight opioid epidemic

by Tim Stumm | Sep 2, 2016 | Prescription Drugs, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., is calling for new approaches to address the opioid epidemic, including legislation that would untether Medicare payments from questions on a patient survey relating to opioid prescribing. (WHN, 9/2)

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