The U.S. Justice Department has asked Centene and WellCare Health Plans for more information about their merger, the two health insurers confirmed Thursday.
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Blink Health Taking On Big Pharma To Democratize Drug Prices
Blink Health uses the leverage of its more than 600,000 customers to negotiate directly with pharmacies, as opposed to going through the pharmacy benefit managers that currently control the prescription drug business.
Snubbing Takeover Talk, Centene And WellCare Set June Shareholders Vote
Centene and WellCare Health Plans set a date of June 24th for shareholders of each company to approve of their merger at separate meetings.
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What Martha’s Vineyard’s Gas Stations Can Teach Us About Drug Pricing
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Pharma’s Desperate Struggle To Teach Old Data New Tricks
In pharma R&D organizations and in hospital systems, any effort to glean novel insight from existing data represents a maddeningly difficult challenge.
Study Finds Ketamine Nasal Spray Effective For Treating Depression: What You Should Know
Ketamine continues moving closer to being widely available as a depression treatment, with a new study finding it safe and effective as a nasal spray. Here’s what you should know about the latest research.
Medicare Mythbuster: ‘Medicare For All Is Medicare!’?
There’s the common perception that it will be like the Medicare we have today and, because of that, it will be great. But, the perceived greatness is likely based on misperceptions about how Medicare works today
With Billing Under Fire, Hospitals Tout $95B In Annual Community Benefits
Tax-exempt hospitals provide $95 billion in total benefits to their communities, according to the American Hospital Association.
