September 2018 – Page 5 – medicarereport.org

(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Fitbit unveiled a connected health platform on its new Fitbit Plus

Senate passes bill to ban ‘gag clauses’ and free pharmacists to discuss drug pricing options

(By Nicholas Florko for ST A T) WASHINGTON — The Senate on Monday overwhelmingly passed a bill that would let

(By David Montgomery for Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts) FORT WORTH, Texas — Toting a huge olive-green

(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review ) For the 2019 performance year, CMS said six Medicaid payment arrangements will

According to a new AHIP report, Medicare and Medicaid dual-eligible care models provide extensive care coordination to ensure beneficiaries with

(By Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News) With frustration growing among Americans who are being charged exorbitant prices for medical

(By Ed Silverman for ST A T) In a wide-ranging scheme, AbbVie ( ABBV ) used a combination of old-fashioned

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Harvard Medical School found drug prices increased at roughly twice their usual rate

(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review ) CMS issued a proposal to update its Medicare compliance requirements Sept. 17,

(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Cigna and Express Scripts’ proposed merger gained approval from the Department of