Holistic Drug Price Reform Deemed Vital to Avert Cost Inequities
Lawmakers seeking to lower drug costs should take a comprehensive approach rather than focus solely on manufacturers’ pricing practices—a strategy
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Impact of Pharmacy Benefit Managers on Oncology Practices and Patients
Pharmaceutical benefits managers (PBMs) develop and manage prescription drug benefits for private insurers, self-insuring businesses, and other entities, such as
Read moreUnitedHealth Posts Stronger Quarterly Results as Membership Grows
UnitedHealth UNH +0.38% Group Inc. recorded a first-quarter profit that beat Wall Street’s expectations and raised its projection on results
Read moreBipartisan E&C Health Leaders Urge HHS to Enforce Hospital Transparency Rule
Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Full Committee Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Health Subcommittee Chairwoman
Read moreBill to regulate prescription middlemen successfully navigates second rocky panel
A bill to add oversight to pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) is headed to its final Senate panel. Continue reading on
Read moreAs part of revamp, Ohio Medicaid hires watchdog for state-run pharmacy benefits manager
Bedeviled for years by pharmacy benefit managers making hundreds of millions from Ohio, the state Medicaid department completed its revamp of
Read moreGross-to-Net Bubble Update: Net Prices Drop (Again) at Six Top Drugmakers
When rebates and discounts were factored in, brand-name drug prices declined—or grew slowly—in 2020. Consistent with our previous analyses, rebates
Read moreWhy are hospitals flouting federal transparency rules?
Transparency is great unless you have something to hide. And it appears some large hospitals do. Continue reading on Tennessean.
Read moreWhite House budget proposes billions of dollars for cancer research, opioid crisis response
President Joe Biden’s budget request to Congress proposes the creation of a new agency dedicated to cancer research, billions of
Read moreA Next Frontier In Health Care Transparency: Health Plan Drug Coverage Policy
Health plans frequently impose utilization management tools, such as prior authorization and step edits, in their prescription drug coverage policies.
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