Report: Cost of Prescriptions in Workers’ Comp on The Rise June 3, 2024 While overall utilization is trending downward, cost of prescriptions in workers’ compensation is on the rise, driven by “high-dollar topical...
Massachusetts Governor Wants to Expand Mental Health Services, Lower Drug Costs March 18, 2022 By Steve LeBlanc Gov. Charlie Baker unveiled a bill Tuesday that he said would help expand access to primary care and mental health...
Massachusetts Senate Weighs Bill to Lower Prescription Drug Prices for Patients February 9, 2022 A bill aimed at addressing the increasing costs of prescription drugs is scheduled to come up for a vote in...
Biden’s Proposed Inflation Cap on Drug Prices Includes Private Insurance Plans November 22, 2021 By Ricardo Alonson-Zaldivar Workers and families with private health insurance would reap savings on prescription drugs from a little-noticed provision in President Joe...
Large Private Employer Coalition Creates Pharmacy Benefit Management Firm October 25, 2021 By Amruta Khandekar A nonprofit coalition of nearly 40 private employers, including U.S. retailers Walmart and Costco, said on Monday it has launched...
Pass Measures to Lower Prescription Drug Prices, Biden Urges Congress August 13, 2021 By Jeff Mason and Susan Heavey President Joe Biden on Thursday called on U.S. lawmakers to enact legislation aimed at lowering drug prices, including allowing Medicare...
Drugmakers Begin New Year by Raising Prices January 2, 2020 By Michael Erman Drugmakers including Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Gilead Sciences Inc., and Biogen Inc. hiked U.S. list prices on more than 50 drugs...
Trump Administration Halts Plan to Sideline Pharmacy Benefit Managers July 11, 2019 By Anna Edney The White House abandoned a push to end rebates paid to middlemen who negotiate drug prices on behalf of health...
Doctors, Insurer Propose Tracking Patients’ ‘Social Conditions’ for Referrals April 2, 2019 By John Tozzi If you get struck by lightning or bitten by a pig, a physician can record that information with a code...
Big Pharma Resuming U.S. Price Hikes in January After Pause: Reuters Report December 21, 2018 By Michael Erman and Robin Respaut Novartis AG and Bayer AG are among nearly 30 drugmakers that have taken steps to raise the U.S. prices of...