OptumRx sets demands for drugmaker price reductions
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) OptumRx, UnitedHealth Group’s pharmacy benefit manager unit, reportedly sent a letter to pharmaceutical
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Why it matters how other countries set their drug prices
Are you wondering how other countries decide what to pay for drugs? In a recent World Health Organization report on
Read MoreDrug 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
Read MoreNIH asks inspector general to investigate 12 allegations of foreign influence in U.S. research
(By Lev Facher for STAT) WASHINGTON — The National Institutes of Health has referred 12 allegations relating to foreign influence
Read MoreConsumers are spending HSAs on everyday doctor visits and giving little thought to emergencies and long-term savings
According to Lively’s Inc’s annual HSA Spend Report, consumers are spending HSAs on everyday doctor visits and services and giving
Read MoreMedicare Part D catastrophic costs are part of the bigger debate in DC on soaring drug costs
Back in 2003 when the Medicare Part D was created, the idea that beneficiaries with very high drug costs should
Read MoreHospitals, not physicians, driving up healthcare costs for privately insured, study shows
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Hospital prices are a bigger driver of healthcare spending growth for the privately
Read MoreFindings make a fiscal case for increasing prevention efforts
A new Harvard study has found healthcare spending among the Medicare population age 65 and older has slowed dramatically since
Read MoreIdeas To Curb Surprise Medical Bills Percolate With Rare Bipartisan Push
(By Shefali Luthra and Emmarie Huetteman for Kaiser Health News) Surrounded by patients who told horror stories of being stuck
Read MoreHealthcare costs threaten to throw your entire retirement way off track
According to a recent study from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, the average retiree age 75 and
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