Author: Scott Welch
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Friday that 64 Part B drugs will have a reduced price for Medicare patients at the pharmacy counter in the first quarter of 2025. CMS said patients may save between $1 and $10,818 per day on co-insurance costs for the Part B drugs included on the list. ...
Several major pharmaceutical companies, including Pfizer, Bristol Myers Squibb and Sanofi, are set to raise prices on more than 250 branded medications in the U.S. starting Jan. 1, 2025, according to a Reuter’s exclusive report. Data analyzed by healthcare research firm 3 Axis Advisors showed the price increases will affect a range of drugs, including Pfizer’s COVID-19 ...
As 2024 winds down, I continue to hear about companies rethinking employee health and wellness programs and what makes the biggest impact for their employees. To keep employees healthy, happy, and productive, companies are realizing they need to go well beyond the basics. Today’s corporate fitness programs are more innovative, inclusive, and focused on overall ...
The three giants charge less than the guppies but report higher, more consistent profits, according to a new Health Affairs study.
As the new year dawns, so too does the opportunity for change. Experts say January can be a good time to reflect on self-improvement, but acknowledge it takes work to make resolutions stick. Studies have shown that up to 70% of people who make New Year’s resolutions abandon those good intentions within months. Here are some ...
Members of the Senate voted unanimously Tuesday to approve two House bills that could make Affordable Care Act health coverage reporting requirements a little easier for employers to meet.
Luigi Mangione was indicted on charges that include first-degree murder in the ambush killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson earlier this month, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday. The indictment on murder in the first-degree in furtherance of terrorism elevates the case against Mangione, 26, in Thompson’s killing outside a Manhattan hotel on Dec. 4. The ...
Earlier versions of the bill included provisions that would have limited an employer to including only $10,200 in spending on employee-only coverage and $27,500 in spending for family coverage coverage from taxable income.
Tax revenues have exceeded estimates in California, but Gov. Gavin Newsom’s spending proposals and other state costs could quickly swallow up any extra funds.
Lawmakers reached a deal Saturday evening to extend expiring healthcare programs, lobbyists close to the issue said. The package, floated Friday, is more robust than lobbyists expected. The extensions in the package won’t be final until the House and Senate vote on the package this week. The healthcare package includes a 2.5% payment boost for ...