Month: February 2024
State attorneys general are urging Congress to pass three bills that would reform pharmacy benefit manager practices and bring more transparency to their work. A bipartisan group of 39 state attorneys general sent a letter to Senate and House leaders Feb. 20, highlighting the urgent need for federal action. While efforts to regulate PBMs are occurring on the state ...
GoodRx is offering 30 common heart health medications for less than $30 at more than 70,000 pharmacies across the country. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. Among the generics now available are ACE inhibitors like lisinopril, beta blockers like propranolol, calcium channel blockers like amlodipine and statins like pravastatin. Brand-name medications available ...
With steep inflation affecting retirement goals, employers can play a pivotal role in reducing employees' financial stress by enhancing their offerings beyond the traditional 401(k) with emergency savings accounts, says a new report.
An ongoing cybersecurity breach that hit the health technology company Change Healthcare this week has led to prescription delays for at least a few small pharmacies in the U.S., with some interruptions reported by bigger institutions like Walgreens, according to the pharmacies. Change Healthcare — a technology company based in Tennessee that is part of ...
Lead nurturing is a critical aspect of your new client acquisition campaigns that cannot be ignored. An effective lead nurturing strategy can help maintain a healthy relationship with potential customers and guide them gently through your insurance sales funnel. In this piece, we highlight five strategies that have proven to be highly effective when nurturing ...
Ibuprofen can be a blessing for those with aches and pains, but overdoing it poses serious risks.
Offering group health coverage is important to small businesses. More than 9 in 10 said it’s important, with 69% calling it “extremely important.”
9 in 10 employers are concerned about high-cost drugs in the pipeline, with a similar number reporting concern about pharmacy cost trends overall.
A recent hearing at the U.S. House of Representative Health Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee heard testimony from shareholders and policy experts on costs and price transparency.
Seven durable medical equipment companies cost the Medicare system $2 billion in payments, the National Association of ACOs (NAACOS) told the federal government in recent months. But it's unclear just how problematic that will be for accountable care organizations.