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Pharmacists on Capitol Hill Top SPT Week in Review

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Top news of the week from Specialty Pharmacy Times.

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4. Novel Immunotherapy Combo for Lung Cancer Shows Promise in Early Trial

The therapy is a combination of a checkpoint drug, nivolumab, and a new immune stimulation drug, ALT-803. Read more.

3. Hospital Payment Reform: Experimental Program Highlights Need for Improvement

An experimental program in Maryland aimed to reduce health care spending by shifting away from hospital-based care and toward less costly, primary, preventive, and outpatient services. Read more.

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Pediatric patients treated with larotrectinib in a clinical trial demonstrated a 93% response rate. Read more.

1. PBM Transparency, DIR Fees Top Priorities for Pharmacists on Capitol Hill

Community pharmacists urge Congress to support 3 priority bills that create transparency for pharmacy benefit managers and improve patient access. Read more.

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