Drug utilization management costs payers, drugmakers, physicians and patients in the U.S. an estimated $93.3 billion per year, according to a study published Aug. 1 in Health Affairs. As the list ...

Although there’s been lower utilization of prescription medications, Medicaid spending on prescription drugs has increased, a recent report shows. The KFF report relied on 2016 to 2022 State Drug ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Monday issued a final rule that supports the creation of value-based purchasing arrangements for innovative and costly drug therapies between states, ...

I need to do a drug utilization evaluation (DUE) for a new product to be added to our formulary. What resources are available to develop a DUE? The formulary system encompasses facets of medication ...

The goal of the Retrospective Drug Utilization Review (RetroDUR) team is to ensure New York State Medicaid patients are receiving optimal, evidence-based medication therapy. The program performs ...

The State University of New York (SUNY) along with University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences began a partnership with the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) Drug ...

A new analysis by researchers from the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute examines the first Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) add-on code targeting a single physician specialty: ...