The Know the Lowest Price Act and the Patients’ Right to Know Drug Prices Act
President Donald Trump signed the Know the Lowest Price Act and Patients’ Right to Know Drug Prices Act, which will
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Health Care Finance
Walmart makes reducing healthcare costs for employees and customers a priority
Walmart, as the nation’s largest employer and retailer, is looking for ways to reduce healthcare costs for its customers in
Read MoreObamacare Premiums Dip For First Time. Some Call It A Correction
(By Phil Galewitz and Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) After two years of double-digit price hikes, the average premium
Read MoreHigh-cost rehab for dying seniors up 65% among some nursing homes
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) The proportion of nursing home residents who received physical, occupational and speech therapy
Read MoreCVS Health-Aetna deal OK’d by Justice Department
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) CVS Health entered into an agreement with the Department of Justice to move
Read MoreMedicare Advantage Plans Shift Their Financial Risk To Doctors
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) STUART, Fla. — Dr. Christopher Rao jumped out of his office chair. He’d
Read MoreHigher quality linked to lower cost 82% of the time, Advisory Board says
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) Hospitals don’t have to compromise quality to reduce costs, confirms an analysis from
Read MoreThe Health Care Choices Proposal
According to the Center for Health and Economy, the Health Care Choices Proposal which replaces Obamacare entitlements with grants to
Read MoreHigh-Deductible Health Plans Fall From Grace In Employer-Based Coverage
(By Jay Hancock for Kaiser Health News) With workers harder to find and Obamacare’s tax on generous coverage postponed, employers
Read MoreHospital CEOs petition Congress over prescription drug-pricing program
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) The CEOs of more than 700 hospitals and health systems penned a letter to U.S.
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