Thinking Out Loud: The Chevron Doctrine

Posted on July 11, 2024 by Pharmaciststeve

Thinking Out Loud: The Chevron Doctrine https://www.acsh.org/news/2024/07/03/thinking-out-loud-chevron-doctrine-48846 Thank God for the Supreme Court. If not for their reversal of the Chevron doctrine, we would continue to be subject to the regulatory whims of a faceless, often agenda-driven, unelected bureaucracy. With a sweep of its magisterial pen, the justices have turned over the fine details that […]

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FTC Releases Interim Staff Report on Prescription Drug Middlemen

Posted on July 11, 2024 by Pharmaciststeve

FTC Releases Interim Staff Report on Prescription Drug Middlemen https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/07/ftc-releases-interim-staff-report-prescription-drug-middlemen The Federal Trade Commission today published an interim report on the prescription drug middleman industry that underscores the impact pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) have on the accessibility and affordability of prescription drugs. The interim staff report, which is part of an ongoing inquiry launched in […]

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Insurers brought in $50B through ‘questionable’ Medicare Advantage coding

Posted on July 11, 2024 by Pharmaciststeve

If “we” end up with “Medicare for all” or some form of “universal healthcare system”  Could this be the template for such a program? Does anyone believe that our private health insurance industry would be against that or would they throw untold $$$ into hiring lobbyists to help ensure that Congress goes down the path […]

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