CVS’ 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
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No Cash, No Heart. Transplant Centers Require Proof Of Payment.
(By JoNel Aleccia for Kaiser Health News) When Patrick Mannion heard about the Michigan woman denied a heart transplant because
Read MoreHospitals will get more money in 2019
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced that more than half of the 2,800 hospitals participating in Medicare’s Value-Based
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 MoreNew Medicare rates could boost lab costs by $11B, GAO warns
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) The implementation of CMS’ new clinical lab payment rates in Medicare could increase
Read MoreMedicare Cuts Payments To Nursing Homes Whose Patients Keep Ending Up In Hospital
(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) The federal government has taken a new step to reduce avoidable hospital readmissions
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 MoreMedicare Part D costs and deductibles for 2019
Do you know what is covered under Medicare Part D? Did you know that private companies that offer Part D
Read MoreNew Online Tool Displays Cost Differences for Certain Surgical Procedures
(Source – www.cms.gov) Procedure Price Lookup will help patients with Medicare consider potential cost differences when choosing among safe and
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