Forbes - Pharma & Healthcare
Patient credit balances with clinics seem harmless. But they should and must be addressed.
The ongoing abuse of 340B and Medicaid discounts is enriching huge hospital conglomerates at the expense of patients, employers, state governments, poor communities, and taxpayers.
The destruction of a key manufacturing plant in North Carolina that produces 60% of intravenous fluids in the U.S. is the root cause of this patient-impacting crisis.
Whatever the outcome of the countering lawsuits, it will be a challenging period for PBMs, given the FTC's actions on alleged anti-competitive business practices.
Marburg virus, like its cousin, Ebola, can lead to large outbreaks with death occurring in up to 90% of those infected.
The United States has few rules governing egg and sperm donation, a Wild West being supercharged by influencers peddling it as a cash-cow to millions of young followers.
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