Pharmacy gag clause
A new bill introduced in the Senate would end the “pharmacy gag clause” which is a tactic under which a
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Health Care Finance
California Sues Sutter Health, Alleging Excessive Pricing
(By Chad Terhune for Kaiser Health News) California’s attorney general announced a lawsuit Friday against Sutter Health, alleging the hospital
Read MorePhRMA new ad criticizing insurers and pharmacy benefit managers
A new ad from PhRMA, the powerful trade lobby for the drug industry, is out criticizing insurers and pharmacy benefit
Read MoreStudy: 40% of providers have canceled surgeries over supply shortages
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Forty percent of healthcare providers have canceled a surgery and 69 percent of
Read More30% of patients have left medical appointment due to long wait times
(By Megan Knowles for Becker’s Hospital Review) Thirty percent of patients said they have walked out of a medical appointment
Read MoreAetna to pass along drugmaker rebates starting in 2019
Aetna Inc. announced starting in 2019 they will automatically pass on drugmaker rebates to about three million commercial members at
Read MoreMedicare likely overpaid $367 million during a six-month period
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General reviewed a random sample of 300 claims and found
Read MoreBrand-Name Drugs Increasing at 10X Cost of Inflation, McCaskill Report Finds
(Source – www.hsgac.senate.gov) WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, the top-ranking Democrat on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee,
Read More40% of patients skip treatment because of cost: 7 survey findings
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) The cost of healthcare has placed serious financial burden on more than half
Read MoreMedPAC recommends slashing Medicare payments to home health agencies
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission is recommending Congress slash Medicare payments to companies that provide home health services. In the
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