One Implant, Two Prices. It Depends On Who’s Paying.
(By Victoria Knight for Kaiser Health News) Kim Daniels didn’t have to pay a penny for her double mastectomy or
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Health Care Redesign
VA is extending its telemedicine network
The Department of Veterans Affairs is extending its telemedicine network, “Anywhere to Anywhere VA Health Care”, with a series of
Read MoreWalgreens launches next-day prescription delivery with FedEx
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Walgreens is teaming up with FedEx to launch a nationwide next-day delivery service for prescription
Read MoreCVS’ new PBM strategy: Offering clients 100% of drug rebates
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) CVS Health, the drugstore chain that operates one of the largest pharmacy benefit
Read MoreDrug ‘rebate walls’ should be dismantled by the FTC’s antitrust arm
(By David Balto for STAT) While policymakers are giving considerable attention to escalating drug prices and ways to rein them
Read MoreCMS to allow states to use ACA subsidies for health plans outside of exchanges
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS intends to give states flexibility to reroute funding of ACA premium subsidies
Read MoreEmployers look for new ways to cut health insurance costs
(By Leo Vartorella for Becker’s Hospital Review) After years of seeing employee deductibles rise, employers are looking for novel ways
Read MoreCVS closes $70B Aetna deal to ‘transform the way healthcare is delivered’
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) CVS Health completed its $70 billion acquisition of Aetna Nov. 28, in a
Read MoreCivica Rx, the generic drug company launched by seven hospitals to prevent shortages and reduce costs
A coalition of six hospitals reported in January 2018, that they would launch a generic drug company to address drug
Read MoreEmployers can lower health care costs
According to the National Business Group on Health, the costs of health care benefits are expected to skyrocket to nearly
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