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Prices of two expensive drugs more than double under Medicare
Eliquis and Xarelto, two blood-thinning medications that are already among Medicare’s costliest, have seen their list prices more than double since entering the market, finds a new report by Patients for Affordable Drugs.
Walgreens’ home delivery pharmacy rebrands
AllianceRx Walgreens Prime, a specialty home delivery pharmacy owned by Walgreens, will be rebranding this summer as AllianceRx Walgreens Pharmacy, reflecting Walgreens’ full ownership of the service, which was announced in January.
AllianceRx Walgreen…
Blue Shield CA, Walgreens expanding access to in-person, virtual care
Blue Shield of California and Walgreens Health are expanding access to in-person and virtual care options through the launch of 12 new Walgreens Health Corner locations in the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles County.
Intermountain, SCL Health complete merger, creating 33-hospital system
Intermountain Healthcare, headquartered in Salt Lake City, and Colorado-based SCL Health, have finalized their merger after getting official approval from the Colorado attorney general’s office.
The AG’s office issued an opinion allowing the merger to …
AHIP expresses concerns on CMS’ Final Rate Notice for Medicare Advantage, Part D
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services yesterday released 2023 Medicare Advantage capitation rates and Parts C and D payment policies, and it has drawn reaction from insurer group AHIP, which praised the administration for promoting innovation …
Government Accountability Office asks CMS to assess telehealth quality for Medicaid beneficiaries
The U.S. Government Accountability Office is asking the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to gauge the effect that an increase in telehealth utilization is having on the care quality experienced by Medicaid beneficiaries.
The GAO cited statist…
UCare taps HealthSparq to power price transparency tech
UCare, a nonprofit health plan serving Minnesota and western Wisconsin, has tapped healthcare guidance and transparency technology company HealthSparq on a price transparency solution months before the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services rule go…
HHS: People with Medicaid, CHIP now eligible for postpartum coverage
Beginning late last week, the Biden Administration extended postpartum healthcare coverage to as many as 720,000 pregnant and postpartum people across the U.S., who are now assured Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage for a …
Patients struggle with aspects of rural healthcare despite high satisfaction
More than 90% of patients in a new survey say they’re satisfied with the service provided by local healthcare providers, but they’re frustrated with certain aspects of their care, including wait times and price transparency.
CVS Health strikes $484 million opioid settlement with Florida
CVS Health has entered into an agreement with the State of Florida to pay the state $484 million to resolve claims dating back more than a decade related to prescriptions for opioid medications that were filled at Florida CVS Pharmacy locations.
