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March 24, 20170Comments

First HIV Drug Approved By FDA Turns 30

This past week, March 19th to be exact was the 30th anniversary of the day when FDA approved AZT (Zidovudine) brand name Retrovir, the first drug to treat HIV/AIDS. This was

March 9, 20170Comments

To Save On Drug Costs, Insurer Wants To Steer You To ‘Preferred’ Pharmacies

By Pauline Bartolone March 9, 2017 One of California’s largest insurers has proposed a change in the benefits of commercial plans next year that would require consumers to pay more for drugs

March 9, 20170Comments

Trump, Dems Look For Common Ground On Drug Prices

By Sarah Jane Tribble For years, congressional Democrats have tried to pass legislation to allow Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices for millions of beneficiaries. Now, they believe they have a not-so-secret

March 9, 20170Comments

Five Ways The GOP Health Bill Would Reverse Course From The ACA

By Julie Rovner After literally years of promises, House Republicans finally have a bill they say will “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act. Some conservative Republicans have derided the new proposal

March 2, 20170Comments

State Fires Contractor After Problems Put California HIV Patients At Risk

By Anna Gorman March 2, 2017 California’s public health department Wednesday fired the contractor responsible for enrolling patients in a state-run AIDS program, saying its poor performance threatened enrollees’ access to

February 20, 20170Comments

MichRx HIV Pharmacy Online Certification Latest AD

We have a new online AD for our HIV Pharmacy Certification Program watch it here

January 23, 20170Comments

Crucial California HIV Program In Disarray After Contract Switch

By Anna Gorman January 13, 2017 A change in contractors for a state-run AIDS program has resulted in enrollment delays and left some patients unable to get necessary medications and timely

December 7, 20160Comments

Drug Price Transparency Before California Lawmakers Again

By Pauline Bartolone December 7, 2016 A key California lawmaker has reintroduced legislation intended to make drug price increases more transparent, vowing to take up arms again with the pharmaceutical industry

October 31, 20160Comments

Drug Prices, Not The Health Law, Top Voters’ Health Priorities For 2017

By Julie Rovner October 28, 2016 Until this week, when big increases in insurance premiums were unveiled for next year, the federal health law has not been a major issue in

August 26, 20160Comments

Government-Protected ‘Monopolies’ Drive Drug Prices Higher, Study Says

By Sydney Lupkin August 26, 2016 The “most important factor” that drives prescription drug prices higher in the United States than anywhere else in the world is the existence of government-protected

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