Medicare Monday: New Xcenda white paper looks at four strengths of Part B

In case you missed it, a recent white paper from Xcenda took a deeper look at how Medicare Part B reimburses for physician-administered medicines and how the program has evolved over time. The white...
Read More
Securely dispose of your unwanted medicines on National Take Back Day

Today, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration hosts its annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. The awareness day helps educate people on the need to properly dispose of expired or...
Read More
Reality check: Value-based contracts are good for patients

Biopharmaceutical companies are joining stakeholders across the health care system to pursue flexible ways to pay for medicines that focus on results, lower out-of-pocket costs and enable patients to...
Read More
Bringing innovation to clinical trial design

Clinical trials are critical to the discovery and development of innovative medicines that enable patients to live longer, healthier lives. As the biopharmaceutical industry works to identify, test...
Read More
Spending on medicines grew less than one percent in 2017

Last year, a record number of new treatments and cures that are transforming care for patients fighting debilitating diseases like cancer, hepatitis C, high cholesterol and more were approved by the...
Read More
A new era in Alzheimer’s innovation

After heart disease and cancer, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia are the leading cause of death for seniors, responsible for one out of every three deaths. Today, the disease devastates the minds of...
Read More
New report shows over 500 medicines in development for neurological disorders

Neurological disorders, which include more than 1,000 conditions that disrupt the brain and nervous system, affect an estimated 100 million Americans, nearly one third of the U.S. population....
Read More
Video: Barriers to results-based contracts

Research suggests results-based contracts (RBCs)—also known as value-based contracts—have the potential to lower costs for patients and the health system. According to a recent analysis, these types...
Read More
Patients pay the price when hospitals mark up cancer medicines

Two studies released last month reveal how hospitals across the country mark up the price of medicines and deliver a growing share of provider-administered medicines, resulting in higher costs that...
Read More
PPA celebrates 13 years of helping patients access their medicines

As of 2018, 13 is no longer an unlucky number, especially when it comes to health. This April, the Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA) is celebrating 13 years of connecting people who are...
Read More