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Pharma
Save Billions or Stick with Humira? Drug Brokers Steer Americans to the Costly Choice
The biggest hitch seems to be the PBMs.
Telehealth
As More Patients Email Doctors, Health Systems Start Charging Fees
Billing for e-visits raises knotty questions about fairly compensating providers and enhancing patients' access to care.
Telehealth
Pearl Health Partnership Accelerates Walgreens' Value-Based Care Push
The announcement comes just one week Walgreens CEO Rosalind Brewer's sudden departure.
Nursing
Getting Motivated: Emory Saint Joseph's Mixes Post-Discharge Care Management with Health Coaching
New initiative is expected to avert costly rehospitalizations while helping patients get and stay healthy.
Strategy
CA's Medical Board Can't Pay Its Bills, but Doctors Resist Proposed Fixes
A bill before the legislature would significantly increase the fees doctors pay to fund the medical board.
Payer
Doctors and Patients Try to Shame Insurers Online to Reverse Prior Authorization Denials
Insurers say the prior authorization helps them control costs.
Pharma
A Peek at Big Pharma's Playbook that Leaves Many Americans Unable to Afford Their Drugs
America's pharmaceutical giants are suing this summer to block the federal government's first effort at drug price regulation.
Strategy
NC Hospitals Have Sued Thousands of Their Patients, a New Report Finds
The report offers harrowing accounts of people pursued for tens of thousands of dollars and often surprised by liens that...
Finance
The Hidden Fee Costing Doctors Millions Every Year
A powerful lobbyist convinced a federal agency that doctors can be forced to pay fees on money that health insurers...
Payer
Patients in CA County May See Refunds, Debt Relief from Charity Care Settlement
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center billed patients and sent them to collections for charges they should not have been required...
Revenue Cycle
Proposed Rule Would Make Hospital Prices Even More Transparent
The Biden administration aims to further standardize price transparency data to help consumers and boost enforcement.
Payer
OIG: 40 State CHIPs Left $641M in Drug Rebates on the Table
The estimate included $125.5 million for states and $515.7 million for the federal government.