Global spending on drugs expected to surpass $1 trillion in 4 years
(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Global spending on prescription drugs is forecast to exceed $1.1 trillion by 2024,
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Health Care Finance
MedPAC’s report to Congress: 7 takeaways
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission released its March 2020 report on Medicare payment
Read MoreInsurers Cover Fewer Drugs, Leaving Some Patients Struggling To Get Needed Treatments
(By Sydney Lupkin for NPR) It took years for Leslie Miller to find the prescription drug that worked for her.
Read MoreHospitals’ challenge to publicly posting prices hinges on First Amendment defense
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) A legal challenge to the Trump administration’s rule requiring hospitals to post prices
Read MoreOut-of-network hospital payment caps could save $124B a year, RAND finds
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) If out-of-network hospital payments were capped, up to $124 billion could be saved
Read MoreCMS is taking aim at high insulin prices
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services is lining up drug makers and private insurers who manage Medicare drug benefits
Read MoreBCBS of Texas to reimburse out-of-network ER claims, pay $10M fine
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas agreed to reimburse members for out-of-network emergency
Read MoreNew Mexico caps insulin prices at $25 per month
(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed into law March 4 a bill
Read MoreMallinckrodt sued, underpaid hundred of millions in Medicaid rebates, US says
(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The U.S. Justice Department is suing Mallinckrodt, alleging the drugmaker knowingly underpaid Medicaid
Read MoreMedicare won’t cover all of your healthcare needs
While the Medicare program does provide access to a wide range of providers throughout the United States; however, it does
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