Republicans divided over tackling Medicare Advantage overpayments
The Hill Hard-pressed to come up with significant savings to reduce the deficit, some Senate Republicans are taking a closer look at...
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94% of physicians report care delays due to prior authorization, AMA says
CMS has released a proposed rule to speed up prior authorization approval. Healthcare Finance Ninety four percent of physicians report...
Letter: 340B Drug Pricing Program in need of reform
Pelican Post News Louisianans with hepatitis C are more likely to face barriers to health care, making patient access to care a priority...
Millions of People Could Lose Medicaid Starting in April
In 2 weeks, states will begin unwinding pandemic's continuous enrollment provisions MedPage Today Due to pandemic-related continuous...
Bipartisan lawmakers introduce bill to ban predatory pricing tactics for Medicaid reimbursement
U.S. House of Representatives Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), House Republican Conference Chair Rep....
CMS proposes prior authorization rule changes for health plans
Starting in 2026, a proposed CMS rule would require plans to respond to a standard request within seven days, typically, instead of the...
WATCH: AG Jeff Landry announces diabetes treatment lawsuit
KTAL News Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry announces a new lawsuit aimed at protecting diabetic residents from high costs on...
Health centers call for discount drug program changes
Axios Community health centers are joining forces with drug manufacturers today to call for changes to the government's discount drug...
Patients Caught in Drug Industry, PBM Battle on Copay Assistance
CMS rule leaves high out-of-pocket costs, lawsuit argues Aid programs ‘mask’ problem of prices, analysts say Bloomberg Law High drug...
House inquiry intensifies pressure on PBMs
Modern Healthcare A key House panel has joined the chorus of critics railing against pharmacy benefit managers, increasing government...
How Lilly’s cuts will affect other efforts to lower insulin prices; pharma rebukes U.K.over clawback
STAT+ Pharmalot And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too soon, yes? This is, you may recall, our...
Health Insurer Financial Performance in 2021
KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION The COVID pandemic has disrupted longstanding trends in health spending, utilization, and employment, and...
Oklahoma Insurance Department clarifies ‘misinformation’ spread about prescription program
Oklahoma News 4 The Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) says inaccurate and misleading information has been given to some consumers after...
Pharmacists Need to Step Up Their Communications Game
Strategies to enhance patient relationships include teach-back method, providing follow-up information. Pharmacy Times Evidence shows...
Senators question why PBMs 'even exist' in heated hearing amid push for reform
Witnesses at a Senate hearing Thursday said PBM anti-competitive practices like clawback fees are putting them out of business. Fierce...
NASP Sends Out Grassroots Call To Pharmacists
Specialty Pharmacy Continuum The National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (NASP) has scored several advocacy victories in the past...
Corporations try to kill OK rule that aims to keep medicine by mail from getting too hot or too cold
A pharmacy rule pending in Oklahoma could be the first in the nation to tighten safety on temperature exposure for mailed medications,...
Patients needing home IV nutrition fear dangerous shortages
The Washington Post The fear started when patients saw their nurses and dietitians posting job searches on LinkedIn. Word spread to...
Oklahoma Pharmacy Board unanimously approves new rules for shipping mail-order medications
Oklahoma KFOR News The Oklahoma Pharmacy Board unanimously approved new rules Wednesday that would regulate how Oklahomans receive...
FTC orders GoodRx to stop sharing users’ health data with advertisers, issues $1.5M fine
Agency officials said they’re putting the market on watch with the action against GoodRx. Healthcare Dive The Federal Trade Commission is...
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