HMO Doctors Take Pains To Slash Opioid Prescriptions
(By Sam Quinones for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) On a summer afternoon in 2009, eight Kaiser Permanente
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Save Nearly $16 Billion A Year
If Medicare paid the same prices as Medicaid and the Department of Veterans Affairs for brand name drugs, the federal
Read MoreSenators take aim at surprise billing for colorectal cancer screenings
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) U.S. senators are banding together to protect seniors from surprise billing after a
Read MorePBM Express Scripts Fights Back
After Gilead Sciences’ head of worldwide commercial operations blamed PBMs for keeping drug prices high in an article appearing on
Read More273 physician groups urge CMS to move forward with APMs in Medicare Advantage
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) In a letter to CMS, 273 physician groups and independent practice associations called
Read MoreVerma Advancing
On Thursday, the Senate voted 54-44 on advancing President Trump’s nominee to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services,
Read MoreClears Second Hurdle
After a 27-hour session, the House Energy and Commerce Committee approved the bill to repeal Obamacare. Read article here… Notice:
Read MoreTo Save On Drug Costs, Insurer Wants To Steer You To ‘Preferred’ Pharmacies
(By Pauline Bartolone for Kaiser Health News) One of California’s largest insurers has proposed a change in the benefits of
Read MoreWhat Hospitals Waste
(By Marshall Allen for ProPublica, published March 9, 2017) Just outside Portland, Maine, there’s a 15,000-square-foot warehouse that’s packed with
Read MoreHHS says it can’t eliminate Medicare appeals backlog by the end of 2020
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) In a court filing this week, HHS said it is unable to comply
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