DaVita pharmacy unit settles billing fraud case for $63.7M
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Coppell, Texas-based DaVita Rx, a pharmacy services unit of Denver-based DaVita, will pay
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Health Care Finance
Preparing for the cost of senior healthcare
If there’s one expense that’s practically guaranteed to go up in retirement, its healthcare. Many seniors will spend a huge
Read MoreFCC votes to waive $400k funding cap on rural telehealth program for FY17
(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Federal Communications Commission launched a review of its telehealth-focused Rural Health
Read MorePharmacy Costs Continue To Soar For California’s Public Employee Health System
(By Pauline Bartolone for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) Spending on prescription drugs by the California Public Employees’
Read MoreAetna to waive copays for opioid overdose antidote Narcan: 3 things to know
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Aetna will waive copays for Narcan, a brand-name drug used to reverse opioid overdose, for
Read MoreBCBS of Massachusetts to pay members up to $250 per procedure when they shop
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts will pay members to shop for lower-cost providers with
Read MoreWho pays for custodial care?
There are a lot of services traditional Medicare doesn’t cover and nursing home care is one of them. Under Medicare
Read MoreAmericans may be overpaying for as much as one in every 10 prescriptions
According to a New York Times/ProPublica report, it found Americans may be overpaying for as much as one in every
Read MoreVA spent $1.1B over 6 years on an EHR it’s trying to replace
(By Julie Spitzer for Becker’s Hospital Review) Between fiscal years 2011 and 2016, the Department of Veterans Affairs funneled more
Read MoreMedicare fee-for-service spending increased 2.3% between 2015-16
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare fee-for-service hospital spending increased slightly between 2015 and 2016 — by 2.3
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