State attorneys general call for federal PBM reforms
(By Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review) State attorneys general are urging Congress to pass three bills that would reform
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Health Care Redesign
Single payer still a tough sell in California
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) California legislators are putting a single-payer system back on the table, but it
Read MoreIn California, Faceoff Between Major Insurer and Health System Shows Hazards of Consolidation
(By Annie Sciacca for KFF Health News) For weeks, more than half a million Anthem Blue Cross enrollees who receive
Read More9 health systems newly approved for ‘hospital at home’
(By Giles Bruce for Becker’s Hospital Review) While some health systems have been apprehensive about setting up hospital-at-home programs because
Read MorePatients See First Savings From Biden’s Drug Price Push, as Pharma Lines Up Its Lawyers
(By Arthur Allen for KFF Health News) Last year alone, David Mitchell paid $16,525 for 12 little bottles of Pomalyst,
Read MoreHospitals are fighting a Medicare payment fix that would save tax dollars
(By Phil Galewitz and Colleen DeGuzman for NPR) In the battle to control health care costs, hospitals are deploying their
Read More‘Behind the Times’: Washington Tries to Catch Up With AI’s Use in Health Care
(By Darius Tahir for KFF Health News) Lawmakers and regulators in Washington are starting to puzzle over how to regulate
Read MoreIs Housing Health Care? State Medicaid Programs Increasingly Say ‘Yes’
(By Angela Hart for KFF Health News) States are plowing billions of dollars into a high-stakes health care experiment that’s
Read More3 Charts About Medicare Drug Price Negotiations
(Chris Lee for The Kaiser Family Foundation published January 31, 2024) Under the Inflation Reduction Act, the federal government for
Read MoreHHS, Instacart partner
(By Naomi Diaz for Becker’s Hospital Review) Instacart has partnered with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to
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