Prescription Drugs Archives - Wisconsin Health News

Insurers, PBMs, employers weigh in on drug prices

by Sean Kirkby | Feb 25, 2020 | Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0 |

Insurers, pharmacy benefit managers and employers weighed in with their recommendations for drug pricing reform during a state task force meeting last week.

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Deputy insurance commissioner talks drugs, state employee health plan and ACA market

by Sean Kirkby | Feb 14, 2020 | ACA, Insurance, On The Record, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0 |

Deputy Insurance Commissioner Nathan Houdek spoke at a Wisconsin Health News event this week in Madison.

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Baldwin introduces bill targeting orphan drug market exclusivity

by Sean Kirkby | Feb 13, 2020 | Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0 |

Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., helped introduce a bipartisan bill this week aiming to close what she described as a loophole in federal law that has allowed drug companies to stifle competition.

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State behind the curve on reducing drug prices, says insurance regulator

by Sean Kirkby | Feb 11, 2020 | Insurance, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin is trailing other states when it comes to policies aimed at reducing drug prices, a state insurance regulator said at a Wisconsin Health News event Monday.

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Lawmakers plan to overhaul PBM reform bill

by Sean Kirkby | Feb 6, 2020 | Legislature, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0 |

Lawmakers have introduced an amendment to a plan that would increase transparency of pharmacy benefit managers in Wisconsin, overhauling an original bill that was unveiled last February.

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Drug pricing task force considers PBMs

by Sean Kirkby | Jan 23, 2020 | Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0 |

A task force charged with reducing drug prices considered policies in Milwaukee Wednesday that could affect pharmacy benefit managers.

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Evers calls for passage of insulin bill

by Sean Kirkby | Jan 10, 2020 | Legislature, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0 |

Gov. Tony Evers called on legislators Thursday to pass a bill capping out-of-pocket insulin costs before they adjourn for the session.

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Novo Nordisk official states importance of eco-friendly approaches in the healthcare industry

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 6, 2019 | Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0 |

A changing global climate will force the healthcare industry to find ways to lower its carbon footprint, Kenneth Strømdahl, senior vice president of global device research and development at Danish-based Novo Nordisk, said during an event Tuesday morning in Chicago at healthcare incubator MATTER.

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Evers announces picks for prescription drug pricing task force

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 29, 2019 | Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0 |

Gov. Tony Evers announced his appointments Monday to a task force seeking to reduce drug prices.

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Evers creates drug pricing task force

by Sean Kirkby | Aug 22, 2019 | Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0 |

Gov. Tony Evers signed an executive order Wednesday creating a task force focused on reducing drug prices.

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Nexus Pharmaceuticals’ planned facility takes aim at drug shortages

by Sean Kirkby | Aug 9, 2019 | On The Record, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0 |

Illinois-based Nexus Pharmaceuticals said last month that it plans to build a sterile drug manufacturing facility in Pleasant Prairie.

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Senate health committee considers diabetes bill

by Sean Kirkby | Aug 7, 2019 | Legislature, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0 |

The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services considered legislation on Tuesday that would require the Department of Health Services to develop a plan to tackle diabetes.

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