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Drug companies rein in prices in response to President Trump’s pharma pricing blueprint, HHS report says
The pharma industry is skating to where they know the puck is going on drug price transformation, HHS Secretary Alex Azar says.
Healthcare executives anticipate predictive analytics will save 15 percent or more
Providers were more likely to anticipate savings than were payers, with 75 percent of provider execs foreseeing that kind of return, compared to 44 percent of payers.
Anthem, Walmart, announce Medicare Advantage over-the-counter drug joint program
Eligible consumers will be able to use their over-the-counter allowance on medications and health-related items such as first- aid supplies, support braces, and pain relievers.
Medicare Advantage plans can implement non-medical benefits around chronic care in 2020
Bipartisan Policy Center recommends CMS give MA plans flexibility in targeting supplemental benefits to members with chronic care conditions.
Here’s what Walmart says about non-traditional companies moving into healthcare
Factors that may explain the increase in physician burnout in healthcare
Electronic health records play a big part and the problem is especially prevalent in emergency medicine, family medicine, internal medicine and pediatrics.
CMS to dole out $8.6 million in funding to states to help stabilize health insurance markets
Funding is part of $250 million provided by the ACA for state rate review grants meant to improve the process for how states review proposed health insurance rates.
Teaching hospitals less likely to see 30-day readmissions for stroke patients
Although readmissions have fallen by 3 percent, patients discharged from nonteaching hospitals faced a significantly higher risk of readmission.
Health 2.0 spotlights insurers using technology to improve customer experience
Anthem optimizes member interactions using digital solutions to leverage provider searches.
How telehealth can help hospitals improving billing and payment collections
