Repatha Shows Sustained CV Benefit in Largest RWE Study

Repatha Shows Sustained CV Benefit in Largest RWE Study

RWE Demonstrates Significant Four-Year MACE Reduction Repatha (Evolocumab), Amgen’s PCSK9 inhibitor, has once again demonstrated its cardiovascular impact, this time in a real-world population exceeding 110,000 patients. New findings presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2025 show that the therapy delivers sustained, long-term reductions in major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) for patients with … Read more

Merck Canada and pCPA Complete WINREVAIR Negotiations, Advancing Public Reimbursement Pathway for PAH

Merck Canada and pCPA Complete WINREVAIR Negotiations, Advancing Public Reimbursement Pathway for PAH

Sotatercept Nears Public Coverage After National Pricing Deal Merck Canada has completed national pricing negotiations with the pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance (pCPA) for WINREVAIR (sotatercept), marking a significant milestone in the therapy’s journey toward broad public reimbursement across Canada. The agreement, announced on November 20, 2025, positions the first-in-class activin signaling inhibitor one step closer to … Read more

CMS Sets 2026 Medicare Premiums and Deductibles as Costs Rise and Policy Changes Take Effect

CMS Sets 2026 Medicare Premiums and Deductibles as Costs Rise and Policy Changes Take Effect

CMS Sets 2026 Medicare Premiums and Deductibles as Cost Pressures Mount and Regulatory Fixes Temper Increases The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the 2026 Medicare Parts A and B premiums, deductibles, and income-related adjustment amounts, outlining another year of steady cost increases across the program. While the updates reflect predictable inflationary … Read more

Vietnam Targets 2026 Rollout of Free Annual Health Checks and Expanded Insurance Coverage

Vietnam Targets 2026 Rollout of Free Annual Health Checks and Expanded Insurance Coverage

Doctors providing check-ups with a sign announcing free annual health checks and expanded insurance. Vietnam Sets Ambitious 2026 Plan for Free Annual Health Checks, Expanded Coverage, and System-Wide Reform Vietnam is preparing to deliver one of its most far-reaching public-health reforms in decades, a nationwide guarantee of one free annual health check or screening for … Read more