May 17, 2016
Balanced pain management offers an opportunity to better manage pain, control rising costs and reduce the potential for opioid abuse, explains a new white paper from the Alliance for Balanced Pain Management.
May 13, 2016
The Senate companion to last year’s 21st Century Cures Act could help biosimilars bypass a potential roadblock to patient access.
May 12, 2016
Just as new data shows hepatitis C deaths at an all-time high, New York state has taken a bold move to make curative treatments more available.
May 5, 2016
Sensationalized media accounts have misconstrued the facts on pregnancy and fish consumption, explains a new Fast Facts health bulletin from the National Coalition for Infant Health.
April 27, 2016
The Medicare Part B payment demonstration planned by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services lacks a vital component: a clear strategy for monitoring the experiment’s effect on patient care.
April 21, 2016
by Amanda Conschafter, blog editor Government efforts to close Medicare Part D’s so-called donut hole could have unexpected consequences, explains a new study from…
April 19, 2016
A bipartisan bill from the U.S. House of Representatives might help seniors better manage chronic conditions.
April 14, 2016
A new plan to address chronic pain has garnered overwhelming support from patient advocates.
April 13, 2016
The Food and Drug Administration’s role is to determine a follow-on drug’s biosimilarity to its biologic predecessor, explained FDA’s Steven Kozlowski, MD, at Tuesday’s National Policy & Advocacy Summit on Biologics and Biosimilars.
April 11, 2016
A physician tells a story in the Alliance for Patient Access’ oncology working group white paper about attending the funeral of one of his cancer patients.
