GoodRx Leaked User Health Data to Facebook and Google, F.T.C. Says
The popular drug discount app deceptively shared details on users’ illnesses and medicines with ad firms, regulators said in a legal...
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A decade-long battle over Medicare Advantage audits is coming to a head
‘Everybody has blood on their hands’ STAT News The federal government and health insurance companies have been clashing for more than a...
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It is Time for Policymakers to Protect Patients from Predatory Practices of Insurers and PBMs
Healthcare Business Today Although per capita patient out-of-pocket (OOP) spending on prescription medications has dropped, averages are...
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UnitedHealth's Optum gets FDA warning letter over 'serious deficiencies' at infusion facility
The agency cited a presence of vermin at drug compounding site in Arizona. StarTribune The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a...
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The Big Three PBMs’ 2023 Formulary Exclusions: Observations on Insulin, Humira, and Biosimilars
Drug Channels Author: Adam J. Fein, PhD For 2023, the three largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs)—Caremark (CVS Health), Express...
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Everyday High Prices
How discounting led to inflation, shortages, and inequality. Washington Monthly Magazine Author: Phillip Longman For years, the only...
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The biggest health stories to watch in 2023
The Washington Post On tap for 2023: GOP investigations, abortion battles, covid pay-fors Welcome to 2023, where some of last year’s most...
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States take action against pharmacy benefit manager’s 340b workarounds
KTTN News With Community Health Centers’ funding facing challenges from pharmacy benefit managers, some state lawmakers are getting...
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Mary Tipton: New Congress can reduce prescription drug costs
Consumers will benefit by cutting out the pharmacy middlemen Salt Lake Tribune The federal government recently announced the U.S. spent a...
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Will your insurance company cover the copay for a costly drug?
ABC News Randi Clites’ son Colton was born with severe hemophilia – a rare blood clotting disorder that typically costs $400,000 a year...
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How Medicare Advantage plans dodged auditors and overcharged taxpayers by millions
NPR In April 2016, government auditors asked a Blue Cross Medicare Advantage health plan in Minnesota to turn over medical records of...
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The health insurer will see you now: How UnitedHealth is keeping more profits, as your doctor
STAT News By Bob Herman Next year, UnitedHealth Group — one of the largest health care companies on the planet — expects to make a lot...
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Schmidt suit claims insulin 'pricing scheme'
Topeka Capital-Journal Some of the nation's most prominent drug companies and pharmacies forced Kansans to pay exorbitant costs for...
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Tricare Pharmacy Contract Uncertainty Causes Congress to Push for Answers
Military News U.S. lawmakers are seeking answers on an apparent about-face by Tricare's pharmacy benefits manager to let thousands of...
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Replace the failure of Medicare Advantage with ‘Medicare Part F’
STAT News Medicare Advantage began life as a brilliant idea: a public-private partnership to keep older people healthier and reduce...
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This small-town pharmacy may be a model for more affordable drugs
STAT News Honest Rx operates like any other pharmacy in the United States — with one big exception. It does not accept health insurance....
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Hidden audits reveal millions in overcharges by Medicare Advantage plans
NPR Shots: Health News Newly released federal audits reveal widespread overcharges and other errors in payments to Medicare Advantage...
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Why are Healthcare Costs So High? Blame the Middlemen
Large employers, particularly self-insured companies, can demand a better and fairer system. They can use their contracting power to...
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AG Nessel Joins Bipartisan Coalition to Regulate Abusive Practices of Pharmacy Benefit Managers
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a bipartisan coalition of 35 attorneys general from across the country in an amicus brief to...
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Congressman Escalates War With PBMs
They are hurting healthcare affordability and quality, says Rep. Buddy Carter MedPage Today Representative Buddy Carter, BSPharm (R-Ga.),...
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