Employer, Pharmacy Advocates Applaud DOL Final Rule on PBMs
The Department of Labor finalized a rule that seeks to bring more transparency into PBM compensation.
It’s A TRAP! Employer Concerns for Tuition Reimbursement and Other Employee Repayment Agreements
For life science employers who offer these benefits should pay particular attention to new state laws and regulations to ensure continued compliance.
Why Pharma Companies Should Look To Social Media For Better Patient Insight
Healthcare decision-makers, especially at pharmaceutical companies, must prioritize patient input. Data collected from social media listening is a significant step in the right direction.
What’s Driving the Rise of Consumer Diagnostics?
At MedCity INVEST Digital Health, experts from Jona, Labcorp and Evvy discussed the drivers of consumer diagnostics.
Senators Investigate Insurers’ Role in Removing Thousands from ACA Coverage
Democratic senators are investigating 10 insurers’ role in the Trump administration’s termination of 760,000 ACA enrollees’ coverage over suspected fraud.
Physician Mental Health and Health System Privacy: Why Doctors Avoid Their Own EHR
In most organizations the default access model was built for patient care, not for protecting colleagues. A nurse on another unit, a resident who rotated with them, a department administrator: any of them may technically be able to open the record, even when policy says they should not.
Amazon, Google and Other Major Employers Back CMS Prior Auth Effort
Amazon, Axon Enterprise, Google, Meta and Oracle backed expanding electronic prior authorization to self-funded employer health plans.
The Hidden Administrative Tasks Draining Small Practices
Small practices play a critical role in healthcare delivery, but they cannot continue to absorb ever-increasing administrative demands without consequences.
Judi Health Launches Medicare Part D Plan for Employers
Judi Health launched Judi Rx Retire, an employer-sponsored Medicare Part D plan designed to improve pricing transparency and streamline benefits administration.
Join Us at INVEST Digital Health for a Conversation on Consumer-Centered Care across the Healthcare Ecosystem
Register for INVEST Digital Health, scheduled for October 29 in Dallas, for an engaging discussion on the impact of consumer-centered care from diagnostics to employer benefits and more.
PBM Transparency Is Still Too Opaque — How Can Employers Rein In Drug Costs?
Employers are trying to comparison shop in a market where all the price tags are hidden. And most can’t simply switch PBMs to find better pricing for their members.
FTC Sends Warning Letters to 24 Healthcare Organizations Over Price Transparency
The FTC sent warning letters to 24 major healthcare organizations over concerns about inadequate price transparency.
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Automation Didn’t Dehumanize Care. Bad Systems Did.
We have the opportunity to design systems that give people greater capacity for the work where human presence matters most: listening, understanding, reassuring, deciding, and caring.
Trump Administration Announces $90 Payments to Help Cover Medicare Part B Premiums
The Trump administration is issuing one-time $90 payments to more than 20 million Medicare beneficiaries to help cover Part B premiums, though the payments may do little to offset rising healthcare costs.
Trump’s ACA Fraud Crackdown: Experts Urge Going After Bad Actors, Not Patients
The Trump administration’s ACA fraud crackdown will remove 760,000 people from Marketplace coverage, drawing criticism from healthcare experts and advocates.
AMA: PBM Market Concentration Is On the Rise
The AMA found that OptumRx, Express Scripts, CVS Caremark and Prime Therapeutics controlled 75% of the national PBM market in 2024.
Tiny Health Secures $33M to Expand Microbiome Testing
Tiny Health's Series B round was led by B Capital, with participation from Spero Ventures, The Venture City, Overwater Ventures, Black Opal Ventures, Denver Ventures, Pave Health Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Gaingels and Pari Passu Ventures.
MedCity Pivot Podcast: A Conversation With AliveCor’s Priya Abani
In this episode of the MedCity Pivot Podcast, CEO Priya Abani talks about the evolution of AliveCor, one of the earliest digital health companies.