Pharmacy 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’
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Aetna 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
Read MoreCMS shows desire to innovate with 2 major Medicare pay changes for primary care: 7 things to know
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) An analysis by the Urban Institute shows Medicare is willing to pay increasingly greater amounts to primary
Read MoreSen. Collins’ Strategy To Stabilize Insurance Market Raises Doubts Among Analysts
(By Julie Rovner for Kaiser Health News) Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), whose vote was pivotal in pushing the GOP tax
Read MoreWalgreens buys 40% stake in Chinese pharmacy chain for $416M
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Deerfield, Ill.-based Walgreens Boots Alliance said Wednesday it would invest about $416 million to acquire
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