States sue 26 generic drugmakers, accused of fixing prices since 2016
(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) All 50 states filed a lawsuit June 10 accusing 26 drugmakers and 10 individuals
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Month: June 2020
The IRS hopes to create a new way to pay for routine health care
The IRS hopes to create a new way to pay for routine care by allowing individuals or families to use
Read MoreLife changing events that can lower your “income related monthly adjusted amount” (IRMAA)
Many Medicare beneficiaries believe that everyone pays the same amount for their Medicare Parts B and D, but that’s not
Read MoreMedicare to require prior authorization for certain outpatient department services
To ensure that Medicare beneficiaries continue to receive medically necessary care –while protecting the Medicare Trust Fund from improper payments
Read MoreHow Could the Price of Remdesivir Impact Medicare Spending for COVID-19 Patients?
(Juliette Cubanski, Karyn Schwartz, and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Family Foundation) On May 1, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration
Read MoreOptumRx: The 3 drugs that will have the biggest impact on payers, patients in 2020
(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) OptumRx, the pharmacy benefit unit of UnitedHealth Group, released a list of the three
Read MoreStrengthening the Medicare Trust Fund
The latest Medicare Trustee’s report projected the Hospital Insurance (HI) trust fund to be depleted in 2026; however, with COVID-19
Read More‘We don’t actually have that answer yet’: WHO clarifies comments on asymptomatic spread of Covid-19
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) A top World Health Organization official clarified on Tuesday that scientists have not determined yet
Read MoreAt-Home Care Designed For COVID Likely Here To Stay At Cleveland Hospital
(By Brie Zeltner for Kaiser Health News) CLEVELAND, Ohio — In late March, Andrea Laquatra began to feel sick. At
Read MoreVA receives $4.5M to establish national teleoncology center
(By Jackie Drees for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation will award the Department of Veterans Affairs $4.5 million
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