pharmaceuticals

Germany Stems Healthcare Costs by Imposing New Requirements on Drug Companies

If a pharmaceutical company wants to introduce a new drug, they must show that it offers additional value compared to drugs currently on the market
BERLIN – June 28, 2012 -- Now that the Supreme Court has upheld President Obama’s healthcare plan, pharmaceutical companies, patients and healthcare experts in Europe are waiting to see how a new cost reducing drug price mechanism affects them.   Read More >>

Book Sparks Mental Health Movement

A group of psychiatrists and mental health experts kicked off a national effort in Portland last month to improve the use of mental health drugs
March 15, 2011 – Gina Nikkel said she couldn’t read a book like Robert Whitaker’s Anatomy of an Epidemic and not “do something about it,” she told a crowd at the First Unitarian Church of Portland last month. Read More >>

Prescription Drug Abuse on Rise Among Oregon Youth

The problem is responsible for more deaths than motor vehicle accidents, according to Dr. Bruce Goldberg, director designee of the Oregon Health Authority
February 9, 2011 -- Oregon’s tidal wave of problems with prescription drug abuse is about to crash in part because too many young people have access to legally prescribed drugs sitting in their parents’ bathroom cabinets. Read More >>

Mental Health Leaders to Discuss Use of Psychiatric Medication

Bob Whitaker calls mental illness a hidden epidemic and questions why the number of people diagnosed has tripled in the past 20 years
January 19, 2011 -- Bob Whitaker, a journalist and well-regarded author of books about mental healthcare and illness in America is coming to Portland on Feb. 10 to discuss his new book, Anatomy of an Epidemic, and how psychiatric medication is used to treat people with mental illness. Read More >>

Oregon Moving Toward a Statewide Drug List

The first in line are nearly half a million people who are covered by a Medicaid managed care plan
December 8, 2010 -- It’s no secret that large purchasers can demand bigger discounts from pharmaceutical companies which, in turn, offer generous rebates.  
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State Blazes Trail for Lower-Cost HIV Meds

The state becomes the first in the nation to create a network to purchase life-saving medications directly for HIV patients
December 8, 2010 -- The debate over how to provide life-saving medications to HIV positive patients is over, and Oregonians no longer have to fear the impact of budget shortfalls. Read More >>

Federal Drug Discount Program Begins

The Obama administration announced this week a drug discount program largely for children
Originally at TheHill.com
August 2, 2010 -- Children's hospitals and other medical centers on Monday became eligible to enroll in a Medicaid program that offers discounted drugs, as called for in the healthcare reform law. Read More >>

HIV/AIDS Funding Could Be Slashed

Counties in Oregon face cutbacks because of the state’s budget deficit
July 29, 2010 -- Counties throughout Oregon could face a significant funding cut in their HIV/AIDS programs as a result of the state’s $577 million budget deficit. Read More >>

State Backs Away From Mail Order Pharmacies

The change would have impacted 115,000 Medicaid clients
April 21, 2010 -- Mandates are never swallowed easily, particularly when they defy the status quo. State officials learned that lesson when they attempted to change the way Medicaid clients get their prescriptions filled. Read More >>

New Patent Standards Needed to Stem Costs

Raising the bar for what deserves patent protection would reduce skyrocketing costs of medical technology
March 30, 2010 -- According to a landmark study by The Kaiser Family Foundation, the only long term solution for controlling health care costs in America, is to: "Delay or prevent the implementation of new medical technology." Read More >>
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