Author: Scott Welch
Months into a new Biden administration policy intended to lower drug costs for Medicare patients, independent pharmacists say they’re struggling to afford to keep some prescription drugs in stock. “It would not matter if the governor himself walked in and said, ‘I need to get this prescription filled,’” said Clint Hopkins, a pharmacist and co-owner ...
Major retailers are abandoning or scaling back their ambitions to become health care providers — but don’t look for them to pull out of the market entirely. Why it matters: Retailers hoping to grab a bigger piece of the $4.5 trillion health care market are likely to lean into their core strengths: consumer products, alongside some health services ...
In the wake of the cyberattack on Change Healthcare, a key senator is urging federal regulators to take immediate steps to require major healthcare companies to beef up their cybersecurity. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, sent a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Wednesday saying the agency should immediately issue new ...
A healthy diet and consistent exercise may slow decline in some early-stage Alzheimer’s disease patients, according to research published Friday. The study, published in the journal Alzheimer’s Research and Therapy, found that patients in a group who implemented “intensive” lifestyle changes — like eating whole foods, exercising moderately and performing stress management techniques — saw their dementia ...
One of the many ways that the 2020 pandemic ushered in change in our lives was by increasing the prevalence of remote and virtual client and work interactions. No longer do meetings and presentations need to be in person. The pervasiveness of virtual business meetings and our sometimes lack of physical interaction has coined a ...
America’s Health Insurance Plans is meeting in Las Vegas this week, and everything has changed. A year ago, the health insurers that belong to AHIP were focusing on efforts to expand and improve Medicare plan operations. UnitedHealth was excited about its newly acquired Change Healthcare health data services unit. This year, the Centers for Medicare ...
Nevada’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is embracing technology — from mobile apps to data visualization dashboards — to better serve the state's residents online.
Since employees generally go along with most retirement plan provisions, adding plan design features, such as auto-enrollment and auto-increase, are some of the fastest ways to help boost participation rates, says a new survey.
Legislators from both sides of the aisle appear to agree that the controversial 340B drug discount program needs refinement rather than upheaval and broadly welcomed suggestions for greater transparency and preserved access to care during a Tuesday oversight hearing.
California’s Office of Health Care Affordability faces a herculean task in its plan to slow runaway health care spending. California is the ninth state to set annual health spending targets.