The antitrust concern over the Medicare prescription drug plans is holding up approval of the $69 billion deal.
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Pharmacy benefit managers operate with lack of transparency, expert finds
PBMs have been dogged by controversy for years, and yet they’ve become a fixture — which David Henka sees as a real problem.
Senate passes $8 billion opioid bill to stop the flow of illegal drugs and for treatment efforts
It has funds for behavioral and mental health providers, for potential EHR incentives and for hospitals to better care for infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome.
Healthcare spending in the U.S. sends damaging ripple effect across other major sectors, households, Moody’s report says
Households and businesses made up nearly half of the spending, meaning consumers are unable to spend in other sectors and businesses are crunched for resources.
Innovation case study: UC Davis Physician Efficiency Program yield big gains for EHR satisfaction, quality of life
Participants have seen a 24 percent increase in efficiency, and a reduction of "pajama time" by a median of 25 hours per physician.
Provider manpower gap will only grow with ‘Silver Tsunami’
An aging population and more educated consumers means transformational healthcare change is coming, says HIMSS CEO Hal Wolf.
Change Healthcare puts blockhain claims processing tech on Amazon Web Services
Payers and providers can track, in real time, the status of claims submissions and remittances.
Does investing in pop health and social determinants work? New study finds link to lower Medicare spending
Correlative research finds that Medicare spent nearly $1,000 less per member in counties with a high well-being ranking.
Scribes ease physician administrative burden and boost patient experience, JAMA study says
New research shows the use of scribes meant less after-hours EHR work for doctors and a better experience for patients.
Cigna-Express Scripts deal unlikely to harm competition or consumers, DOJ says
The next expected approval is for CVS Health’s $69 billion acquisition of Aetna.
