Employers, Payers Seek Transparent Pharmacy Benefit Models
April 27, 2021
More employers and healthcare payers are carving out their pharmacy benefit management as they seek more transparency, business groups said. […] Read More
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CaliforniaChoice Adds Cigna + Oscar to Health Plan Portfolio
April 20, 2021
CHOICE Administrators announced the addition of Cigna + Oscar to the CaliforniaChoice multi-carrier private health insurance exchange. With coverage from Cigna + Oscar available effective July 1, 2021, small business employees now have more than 120 plan options available and 20 different networks in the CaliforniaChoice program. Read More
U.S. Readies Small-Business Grants as PPP Nears End
April 20, 2021
The federal government is preparing to open two new industry-specific small-business relief programs, one of them months in the works, as its signature pandemic aid effort, the Paycheck Protection Program, nears its end. Read More
Lyft Pass For Healthcare Lets Patients Book Their Own Rides To The Doctor
April 20, 2021
Ride-sharing company Lyft is letting patients schedule nonemergency medical transport (NEMT) on health organization's dime with the launch of Lyft Pass for Healthcare. Read More
Payers, Providers Clash Over Telehealth Reimbursement As Congress Mulls Changes
April 20, 2021
As members of Congress decide how to expand access to telehealth after the pandemic, one of the biggest questions has centered around how much Medicare providers should be paid for virtual care. Read More
Over-The-Counter COVID-19 Rapid Tests To Be Sent To Major Pharmacies This Week
April 20, 2021
Store shelves at pharmacies across the county will soon be filled with affordable, quick, at-home coronavirus test kits. BinaxNOW, a rapid COVID test made by Abbott Laboratories, was shipped Monday to major pharmaceutical chains, including Walgreens, CVS and Walmart, to be sold over the counter. Read More
Small Number Of Medicare Part D, Part B Drugs Make Up Most Spending
April 20, 2021
A relatively small share of drugs made up the majority of Medicare drug spending, according to a new analysis that […] Read More
Healthcare Loses 44,000 Jobs During Q1 2021, While Spending, Prices Continue To Grow
April 20, 2021
Employment in the U.S. healthcare industry has dropped by 44,000 jobs over the course of the first quarter of 2021, […] Read More
COVID: Nearly One-Third Of California Adults Are Fully Vaccinated
April 20, 2021
Nearly a third of Californians 18 and older — 30.7 percent — are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, a key metric […] Read More
California Allows Fans For US Opens If Vaccinated Or Tested
April 20, 2021
A limited number of spectators will be allowed at the U.S. Women’s Open in San Francisco and the U.S. Open […] Read More