Author: Scott Welch
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have a rare point of agreement in their otherwise bitter and divisive contest: It's up to the government to cut high U.S. drug prices.
For more than a decade, independent pharmacist Jay Patel has built a close and enduring relationship with his customers, who come to him for help in sickness and in health. But now there are interlopers: Drug middlemen, companies known as pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) that influence which medicines can be bought, where to buy them ...
Employees at companies with less than 75 employees rated their happiness 47% higher than those with 76+ employees.
Agents are getting signs that the annual enrollment period for Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D drug plans for 2025 will be as stormy as insurers and big brokers had predicted. Executives from CVS Health’s Aetna unit said during a conference call earlier this month that the company expected to let Medicare Advantage plan enrollment fall about 10% ...
Like to sleep in on the weekends? You’re probably doing your heart a world of good, a new study shows. Weekend “catch-up” sleep can lower a person’s risk of heart disease by up to 20%, according to findings to be presented Thursday at the European Society of Cardiology’s annual meeting in London. “Sufficient compensatory sleep is linked ...
California lawmakers are debating whether to go where Congress won't and pass legislation that would give the state the ability to block private equity acquisitions of health care facilities or providers.
Both health care spending and utilization have changed significantly since before the pandemic, the new Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker found.
One of President Joe Biden’s signature domestic achievements is set to cause a significant spike in Medicare premiums for millions of Americans just ahead of the November election. Now, his administration is preparing to dole out billions of dollars to private insurance companies to blunt the impact of the increase.
Pharmacy, cancer and musculoskeletal conditions remain the top drivers of increased healthcare costs for employers, but cardiovascular conditions are on the rise as well, a Business Group on Health report found.
The California Legislature is in its (sometimes) frantic final week, racing to pass bills by the Saturday deadline. Monday, lawmakers pulled some last-minute maneuvering to extend the time allowed for floor amendments.