Access to Care

FDA Boosts Affordable Access to Insulin and Biological Products

by Samantha McGrail

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently published a final rule and additional resources to provide useful information to healthcare providers to ensure smooth regulatory transition of insulin...

Esperion Earns FDA Approval for Cholesterol Lowering Drug Nexletol

by Samantha McGrail

Esperion recently announced that the FDA approved Nexletol an LDL-cholesterol lowering medicine, boosting access to medicine for patients with familial hypercholesterolemia or atherosclerotic...

NIH Launches Clinical Trial for Potential Coronavirus Vaccine

by Samantha McGrail

The National Institute of Health (NIH) is sponsoring the first controlled clinical trial in the US at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) to evaluate a possible coronavirus (COVID-19)...

GSK Sells 15 Consumer OTC Products to German Pharma Company STADA

by Samantha McGrail

Germany-based pharmaceutical company, Stada, announced it acquired 15 well-established local and regional consumer over-the-counter (OTC) products from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK).  The proposed...

Organizations Demand Clinical Trial Coverage for Medicaid Patients

by Samantha McGrail

A broad coalition is calling for Congress to ensure Medicaid patients receive access to potentially life-saving clinical trials, according to a recent letter to Congressional leaders. Last week, 106...

Members of Congress Demand Fair Drug Pricing for COVID-19 Vaccines

by Samantha McGrail

Members of Congress demand accessible, available, and affordable drug pricing for taxpayer-funded coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines or treatments, according to an official letter from House Democrats to...

CMS Launches New Billing Code for Coronavirus Testing

by Samantha McGrail

CMS announced last week that they developed a new billing code for providers and laboratories to test patients for the coronavirus, or SARS-CoV-2.  For more coronavirus updates, visit our...