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Writing for Conde Nast s Portfolio.com (Drug Money), Russ Mitchell tells the story of Questcor s almost 20-fold boost in the price of H.P. Achtar Gel, a treatment for infantile spasms. The article

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In Medicare Moves To Limit Costs In Drug Plans the Wall Street Journal discusses lock-in pricing, whereby Medicare agrees to pay pharmaceutical benefit managers (PBMs) a fixed priced for a given

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Grunt Doc hosts Grand Rounds today: his 6th time hosting and it s the 200th edition of this blog carnival.

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This is a transcript of my recent podcast interview with Dr. Michael Banks.David Williams: This is David Williams, co-founder of MedPharma Partners and author of The Health Business Blog. I am speak

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Alijor is an online directory where physicians and other providers post profiles and prices, and patients can search for the providers that meet their needs. Patients also have the option to post info

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From MedPage Today: Rose-Colored Glasses Lessen Cardiovascular Mortality in MenROCHESTER, N.Y., July 16 Men who view themselves as essentially heart healthy are more likely to be so than others wh

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This one is from Media Matters:On his nationally syndicated radio show, Michael Savage claimed that autism was [a] fraud, a racket. I ll tell you what autism is. In 99 percent of the cases, i

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As reported here last year (Abusing the orphan drug law to rip off customers), Questcor Pharmaceuticals has jacked up the price of ACTH a treatment for infantile spasms by a factor of 20.It s

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Check out the latest edition of the Cavalcade of Risk at Cato at Liberty.

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I ll be hosting the next Health Wonk Review at the Health Business Blog. Please submit using the Blog Carnival submission tool or use email if you can t get the tool to work.

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