CalPERS Selects CVS Caremark as PBM, Replacing OptumRx
CalPERS has entered into a five-year agreement with CVS Caremark, who will provide outpatient prescription drug benefits for about 587,000 members enrolled in basic or Medicare HMO or PPO plans.
The medical testing overload and how California healthcare organziations are addressing it
Three of the California's largest healthcare purchasers have banded together to promote care that’s safer and more cost-effective.
How Artera is Using Agentic AI to Humanize Patient Care
Artera President Tom McIntyre talks about the practical application of AI in healthcare.
RAND study: Does telehealth’s increasing popularity undermine healthcare cost savings?
The study zeroed in on patterns of utilization and spending for acute respiratory illnesses since this is the most common reason why people use direct-to-consumer telemedicine services.
Anthem, Blue Shield launch massive California data-sharing effort
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of California announced the formation of the The California Integrated Data Exchange, an $80 million, three-year effort that seeks to share information of some 9 million patients among the state’s top payers and providers in an attempt to bring down healthcare costs and improve outcomes. The two insurers, along […]
Time for a staycation? Some American medical tourists may need only to hop county or state lines
The NYTimes points toward areas of the United States where surgeries may be much cheaper for some patients, in part due to programs trying to drive down costs, in a comment-driven follow-up to the newspaper’s article on medical tourism and the medical device industry. The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) program is the exemplar […]