Patients Are Turning To GoFundMe To Fill Health Insurance Gaps
(By Mark Zdechlik for NPR) Tammy Fox wanted to help, after a friend took ill with a rare and difficult-to-diagnose
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Health Care Redesign
3 state legislative battles to watch in 2019
(By Lev Facher for ST A T) W ASHINGTON — Drug pricing is on the agenda here in 2019. But
Read MoreShort-Term Health Plans Hold Savings For Consumers, Profits For Brokers And Insurers
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) Sure, they’re less expensive for consumers, but short-term health policies have another side:
Read MoreWalgreens partners with Verily to cut healthcare costs
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Walgreens and Verily, Alphabet’s life sciences unit, will team up to improve
Read MoreHealthcare as a zero-sum game: 7 key points
(By Scott Becker and Molly Gamble for Becker’s Hospital Review ) This article sets out seven thoughts on healthcare systems.
Read MoreCBO: Here’s what Medicare, Medicaid cuts would do to the national deficit
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review ) A periodical report from the Congressional Budget Office offering Congress ideas on
Read MoreCoordinated care teams can help heal the ailing doctor-patient relationship
(By David Rubin for ST A T) M y first cousin died suddenly in his home last month. More like
Read MoreKroger launches discount program for out-of-pocket prescription drugs
Grocery chain Kroger has launched discount program for patients picking up prescription drugs at its pharmacies, according to a STAT
Read MorePayer mergers could thwart regulatory threats to PBMs, Fitch says
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Pharmacy benefit managers’ business model is being threatened by federal regulatory and
Read MoreSharecare RX, a digital pharmacy savings card
A digital health company Sharecare has launched Sharecare RX, a “digital pharmacy savings card,” to help the uninsured and those
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