Bringing Pharmacy Costs Into The Light: Transparency Is Key To Capping Costs
September 27, 2022
America’s prescription-drug prices are out of control. The problem is so large that it has begun attracting high-profile new market […] Read More
Transcarent Launching New Pharmacy Benefit Offering As Its Latest Healthcare Bet
September 27, 2022
Employer health startup Transcarent is making its next move with the launch of its new pharmacy program. Transcarent’s Pharmacy Care […] Read More
Amazon, Walmart And Hundreds Of Providers Lobby Senate For Extension Of Telehealth Policies
September 27, 2022
Big tech and retail giants like Amazon and Walmart joined hundreds of provider groups, hospitals and virtual care companies pressing […] Read More
NAIC Takes Aim At Misleading Health Insurance Marketing
September 27, 2022
Consumers are bombarded with misleading advertising for Medicare Advantage and other health plans. Insurance regulators are taking action to identify and combat the improper marketing of these health plans. Read More
The Inflation Reduction Act Aims To Lower Drug Costs — But Here’s How Big Pharma Could Get Around It
September 27, 2022
The Inflation Reduction Act is set to lower drug prices for millions of people in the U.S. — but experts […] Read More
California Poised To Extend COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Requirements
September 20, 2022
With current COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (SPSL) requirements set to expire on September 30, the California Legislature has passed California Assembly Bill 152 (AB 152), which now awaits Governor Gavin Newsom’s signature. Read More
U.S. Employers Brace For Healthcare Costs To Rise Next 3 Years
September 20, 2022
Businesses continue to struggle with ever-rising healthcare costs with 7 in 10 employers expecting moderate to significant increases in what they pay for healthcare benefits over the next three years. Read More
Supply For Moderna’s Omicron Booster Hits Snag
September 20, 2022
Two weeks after the CDC and FDA authorized Moderna's bivalent omicron booster for emergency use, doses are running out in a few U.S. states. Read More
Biden Says the Pandemic Is Over. But at Least 400 People Are Dying Daily.
September 20, 2022
With 400 to 500 Americans still dying every day of Covid-19, President Biden has declared that “the pandemic is over.” Read More
The Cost Of Long COVID To Employers Is Skyrocketing
September 20, 2022
Have you been wondering whether long COVID was a true post-virus symptom? Now it has been officially confirmed – because researchers have put a price tag on what its costing employer sponsored health plans. Read More