Michigan Medicaid may require prior authorization for drugs that do not provide rebates to non-Medicaid programs, D.C. federal appeals court affirms April 2. The Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America's lawsuit against the state argued the policy was not in the "best interest" of Medicaid recipients; the lower court also ruled against PhRMA (1"The Pink Sheet" March 31, 2003, In Brief). The 2appellate court ruling cited the Supreme Court's rejection of PhRMA's challenge to a similar Maine program last year (3"The Pink Sheet" May 26, 2003, p. 23). [Editor's Note: A version of this story first appeared in 4"The Pink Sheet" DAILY April 2. Visit our website, www.ThePinkSheetDAILY.com, to sign up for a free trial.]...

Pink Sheet reporters and editor discuss President-Elect Joe Biden’s decision to name the CDER director as acting FDA commissioner and other staffing changes, as well as changes to industry trade groups’ political donations.

Delfi Diagnostics will use the new funds to expand its team of cancer researchers and machine-learning experts to validate its novel approach for early cancer detection through multiple prospective clinical trials.