Medicare delays full obesity-drug program rollout after insurers push back

Without big Medicare insurers, the future of program to cover popular obesity drugs had been in question.

340B drug discounts are drifting from patients to profit, and reform is now on the table

The 340B Drug Pricing Program must be reformed to better patient health and disincentivize institutional profit-seeking ...
Detroit News

Dangerous or life-saving? Why drug programs that stop disease are under fire

Evansville, Ind. — Lavender Timmons popped the trunk of her weather-beaten 2007 Ford Focus parked near the city’s homeless shelter. Regulars gathered around, including one drug user who in the past ...

FDA declines to issue specific guidance on health programs' foreign drug imports

A CNBC investigation revealed the proliferation of AFPs, which import prescription drugs from overseas in what U.S. regulators say is a violation of import laws.
Opinion

Editorial: Use care when evaluating drug program

Indiana officials are right to scrutinize how taxpayer dollars are spent, but when it comes to the proposed elimination of the federal 340B drug discount program, the state needs to be cautious. The ...
The Columbian

States are limiting HIV drug assistance programs

Thousands of low-income people living with HIV could be losing drug coverage as states impose limitations on HIV assistance programs amid constrained budgets — raising alarms over consistent ...