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Health care services company Centene Corp. will pay Indiana nearly $66.5 million to resolve allegations that it overcharged the state’s...

Large hospital systems and pharmacy benefit managers have been taking advantage of a federal program for far too long, netting billions...

Health plans today must consider what they want out of their pharmacy benefits and how to achieve something better for their members. And...

Although per capita patient out-of-pocket (OOP) spending on prescription medications has dropped, averages are deceiving. In the U.S., a...

As key lawmakers gear up for the new Congress, there’s at least one industry that will be caught in the crosshairs: pharmacy benefit...

WASHINGTON — The Democrats leading the Federal Trade Commission are hoping to expand the agency’s authority to crack down on unfair...

Millions of Americans rely on prescription medications to manage their illnesses. According to polling conducted by the Kaiser Family...

Congress isn't exactly off to a running start. But when the House gets its act together, one of the top potential areas for bipartisan...

Overseeing Medicare’s new authority to negotiate prices of the country’s highest-spending drugs is among the top priorities for lawmakers...

Family physicians care for patients young and old throughout their lives. It is often our duty to tell a patient that he or she has a...

A recent report out of Oregon found “significant disparities in reimbursement” between retail pharmacies in the study and all other...

The 2022 midterms have concluded, but the Republican underperformance is not expected to dampen Congressional enthusiasm for Pharmacy...

The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) welcomes the opportunity to provide comments to the Federal Trade Commission on the...

The Oregon State Pharmacy Association (OSPA), in collaboration with 3 Axis Advisors, released a report today that illustrates the...

This month, President Biden signed an executive order directing federal health departments to create plans within 90 days to lower...

I conservatively estimate that I’ve created about 1,374,613 slides during my career. But there are two slides that people seem to...

Insurers have been employing lucrative strategies to milk more money from the federal Medicare Advantage program than they may legally be...

Today we are hoping to make sense of the Inflation Reduction Act which is designed to protect Medicare recipients from catastrophic drug...

Last month, lawmakers missed a big chance to lower the cost of prescription medicine. Despite including a host of new drug-pricing...

Between producers and consumers, you’ll find a cadre of professionals who broker deals, facilitate transactions, and move goods and...

Drug pricing reform has received renewed attention in recent months, but one entity always seems to escape unscathed in reform efforts:...