The Future of Pharmacy Access: The Impact of Putting Rx Information in Patients’ Hands
A quick conversation about coverage, availability and pricing can help patients make informed decisions.
Pharma Is Reclaiming Control Over Patient Experience. What Does It Mean For The Hub Model?
AI can now flag where patients are getting stuck — from enrollment delays to dropped calls — while also enabling new, compliant ways to analyze these interactions at scale. But surfacing the issue is just the first step.
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RCM Outsourcing: Balancing Human Expertise & Smart Technology
Greenway Health blends smart technology with human expertise to elevate revenue cycle.
Shifting Focus from Medication Costs to Medication Value
To realize true, sustainable savings in total cost of care, the healthcare system needs to reconsider the support — or lack of support — it provides throughout patients’ medication experiences and the snowball effect that creates on a lifetime of healthcare costs.
Evernorth Discovers 314% Year-over-year Increase in Flu Med Prescriptions
The Evernorth report also found that there is a higher prevalence of flu medication prescriptions among children and people living the South. Employers and payers have a responsibility to encourage people to get vaccinated, said Urvashi Patel, vice president of the Evernorth Research Institute.
Covid-19 vaccines & therapies helped push medicines spending to $407B in 2021
While Covid-19 has had a significant impact on drug spending, IQVIA projects that its effect will moderate in coming years. IQVIA’s new report on U.S. medicines spending projects that immunology, oncology, and neurology will continue to drive the growth in drug spending.
Walmart pharmacies fueled opioid crisis, DOJ lawsuit claims
The Justice Department has sued Walmart for fanning the flames of the opioid crisis through its network of pharmacies, claiming that the retailer knowingly filled thousands of illegitimate opioid prescriptions. But Walmart says the lawsuit is "misguided."
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5 High-Impact Tax Strategies Every Physician Should Use in 2026 to Reduce Their Tax Bill
AI-native tax firm Gelt combines top human tax experts with AI to help physicians and healthcare practices use data-driven tax strategies to lower liabilities, improve profitability, and future-proof their finances.
Blues plans sue CVS, saying it overcharged them for generic drugs
Blues plans in six states filed a lawsuit against CVS, alleging the company inflated the cash prices of its generic drugs. They said CVS sold the drugs to consumers at a lower price using its cash discount program, while charging insurers a higher price.
Omnicare to settle for $15 million over opioid allegations
The Department of Justice filed suit against Omnicare, claiming that it had allowed controlled substances to be dispensed to patients without a valid prescription. A subsidiary of CVS, Omnicare manages prescriptions for long-term care facilities.
Patients can still get Medicare prescription coverage 32 days after dying, and you’re paying for it
Because of a bizarre bureaucratic rule, Medicare has been fronting the bill for filled prescriptions even after a patient has died. For obvious reasons, this is getting a second look. The Health and Human Services Department’s inspector general says the Medicare rule allows payment for prescriptions filled up to 32 days after a patient’s death. This […]
Pharma group’s leader says Obama administration ‘keeps coming back for more’
President Barack Obama’s budget proposals cause a lot more heartburn for pharmaceutical manufacturers than the $80 billion in fees and other concessions over 10 years that the industry agreed to as part of the Affordable Care Act negotiations, sa...
NEMT Partner Guide: Why Payers and Providers Should Choose MediDrive’s TMS
Alan Murray on improving access for medical transportation.
ACA’s first year may not help some consumers with high drug costs
Starting next year, the Affordable Care Act sets maximum limits on how much consumers can be required to pay out-of-pocket annually for their medical care. But some people with high drug costs may find the limits don't protect them yet. That's be...