by Jordana Choucair | Jan 13, 2023 | Payers
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) recommended yesterday that Congress should raise Medicare payment rates for hospitals and physicians next year. MedPAC advised that hospitals should get a 1 percent bump and doctors should see an increase of 50 percent...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 13, 2023 | Providers
Transcarent, an employee health care navigation company, is partnering with the Clinic by Cleveland Clinic, the hospital’s joint venture with telehealth company Amwell, to expand access to medical specialists. Through the partnership, Transcarent members will...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 13, 2023 | Public Health/Prevention
A new study found that U.S. cancer death rates have fallen by a third since 1991, with about 3.8 million deaths averted in that time. According to the study, there were “noteworthy” drops in mortality from leukemia, melanoma, and kidney cancers between 2016–2020,...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 12, 2023 | Life Sciences
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the specific timeline for the first year of Medicare prescription drug price negotiations. HHS will reveal in early September the first 10 high-cost drugs, and plans to negotiate the prices with drug...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 12, 2023 | Life Sciences
Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs announced it will partner with pharmacy benefits manager RxPreferred Benefits to an effort to offer lower priced drugs through some employer-backed health insurance plans. Under the partnership, RxPreferred Benefits’ customers will have the...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 12, 2023 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin announced the state will join a national settlement with several pharmacy chains and drug makers for their roles in the opioid epidemic. The state has signed five agreements with CVS, Walgreens, Walmart, Teva...
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