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Novo Nordisk is the second drug company to lower the price of insulin
Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk has announced it is lowering the U.S. list prices of several insulin products by up to 75% for people living with Type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
It becomes the second drugmaker to do so, following Eli Lilly’s an…
CMS announces 27 Part B drugs for which coinsurances may be lower starting April 1
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced 27 prescription drugs for which Part B beneficiary coinsurances may be lower starting April 1 through June 30.
Lower Part B coinsurance will go into effect on April 1 and will be reviewed qu…
Healthcare and technology groups support proposed interoperability and prior authorization rule
Healthcare and technology groups want Medicare Advantage plans included in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ proposed rule to expand access to health information and improve the prior authorization process.
HIMSS Cast: About 40-50% of hospital patient balances go unpaid, says Cedar President Seth Cohen
The Hospital Price Transparency Final Rule that went into effect in 2021 does nothing to help patients who want to know what they’ll be paying out-of-pocket for services, according to Seth Cohen, president of patient billing experience company Cedar.
Healthcare leaders send joint letter supporting 2024 Advance Notice
Thirty-nine healthcare executives, public health and policy leaders, some with former ties to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the CMS Innovation Center and the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, have submitted a joint letter to the D…
At ATA, stakeholders get say over DEA proposed rule on remote prescribing
At a special listening session this morning at American Telemedicine Association Annual Conference & Expo, stakeholders were invited to voice their concerns over a controversial DEA proposed rule.
Walgreens again announces expansion into primary care
Walgreens-owned VillageMD announced Friday the acquisition of Starling Physicians, a multispecialty medical group operating over 30 locations in Connecticut.
In addition to primary care, Starling Physicians offers specialty services cardiology, ophthal…
Avaneer Health’s interoperable network creates an ‘information highway’
Avaneer Health, the digital network founded by Aetna, Elevance Health, the Cleveland Clinic; Health Care Service Corporation, Sentara Healthcare and others, has announced a peer-to-peer care delivery system between payers, providers and other participa…
Eli Lilly caps out-of-pocket cost for insulin at $35 a month
Eli Lilly has announced that it is reducing the list price of its insulin by 70% and capping out-of-pocket costs at $35 a month as part of its Insulin Value Program.
Eli Lilly caps out-of-pocket cost for insulin at $35 a month
Eli Lilly has announced that it is reducing the list price of its insulin by 70% and capping out-of-pocket costs at $35 a month as part of its Insulin Value Program.
