Drug prices in TV commercials coming soon
Johnson & Johnson announced they will start giving the list price of its prescription drugs in television ads. The company’s
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Health Care Redesign
Lyft expands partnership with Medicare plans
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Ride-sharing company Lyft will expand its nonemergency medical transportation services for Medicare Advantage members. Four
Read MoreNew voices at patients’ bedsides: Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Apple
(By Casey Ross for STAT) At first it was a novelty: Hospitals began using voice assistants to allow patients to
Read MorePremier has pledged to attack hospital drug shortages
Premier, healthcare management company, has created a new subsidiary to focus exclusively on drugs that are perpetually in shortage. ProvideGX
Read MoreAstraZeneca strikes pay-for-performance deal with UPMC Health Plan
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) AstraZeneca has agreed to a pay-for-performance deal with UPMC Health Plan, according to STAT.
Read MoreNearly half of adults don’t know what ‘Medicare for All’ is, NORC survey finds
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Almost half — 46 percent — of adults aren’t familiar with “Medicare for
Read MoreCommunity Hospitals Link Arms With Prestigious Facilities To Raise Their Profiles
(By Sandra G. Boodman for Kaiser Health News) After seven years of a vigorous fight, Jim Hart worried he was
Read MoreAnalysis: Pulling Back Curtain On Hospital Prices Adds New Wrinkle In Cost Control
(By Elisabeth Rosenthal for Kaiser Health News) As President Donald Trump was fighting with Congress over the shutdown and funding
Read MoreHospital-owned drug company to offer 20 generics in 2019
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Civica Rx, the nonprofit generic drug company formed by a group of hospital
Read MoreMedicare experiment could put more pressure on insurers to save money on prescription drugs
(By Ike Swetlitz for STAT) WASHINGTON — The federal government is giving health insurance companies that run Medicare prescription drug
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