Tea Leaves: May 24, 2024: Payers

Express Scripts, one of the largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBM) in the country, has notched a major partnership with independent pharmacies amid contentious relations between the two industries. The Cigna-owned PBM unveiled a collaboration on Thursday with...

Tea Leaves: May 23, 2024: Providers

Mayo Clinic is partnering with Zipline to provide drone delivery service for medications and supplies directly to patients’ homes as part of its advanced hospital-at-home program. The health system will integrate Zipline’s Platform 2 drone system into its...

Tea Leaves: May 23, 2024: Payers

UnitedHealth-owned Optum Rx, one of the biggest pharmacy benefit managers in the U.S., is launching a new drug pricing model next year meant to make payers’ spending on pharmaceuticals more predictable. The model, called Clear Trend Guarantee, combines costs that used...