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Trending News Today: Oklahoma Medicaid Drug Pricing Experiment Approved by CMS

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A new study has found that an older generic vaccine may help lower the blood sugar level of patients with type 1 diabetes, Kaiser Health News reported. According to the article, the vaccine, BCG, is used to prevent tuberculosis but may be able to be repurposed to decrease the need for insulin in patients with type 1 diabetes. In the study, the blood sugar levels of patients with type 1 diabetes who were followed for 8 years dropped by more than 10% three years after injection with the vaccine and were sustained for 5 more years, the article reported.

The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved Oklahoma’s Medicaid program for a first-in-the-nation drug pricing experiment, the Associated Press reported. According to the article, in the “value-based purchasing” program, the state and the pharmaceutical company would agree to set a payment if its medication works as advertised, but only a fraction of that if the drug is not as effective as promised. Although the companies are not required to participate, several have shown interest and discussions are underway with 3 of them, the article reported.

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