Rebates Reconfigured: HHS Proposes to Reform the Rebate System
On Thursday, January 31st, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the HHS Office of the Inspector General…
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Pharmaceutical Middlemen Quietly Reap Profits on Generic Markups
The state of New York contracts with private insurers to cover the state’s low-income population, and these insurers often contract…
Abandoning Treatment as Prevention?
Dr. David Hardy, the Chair of the HIV Medicine Association, has published an op-ed in Stat News analyzing the impact…
CMS Embraces Nonmedical Switching and Copay Accumulator Policies
In the 2020 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters, CMS has proposed to allow marketplace plans to implement copay accumulator…
The Art of Sabotage: CMS Seeks to End “Silver-Loading”
CMS has proposed to end the practice of “silver loading,” which could result in higher premiums and out-of-pocket costs for…
Covered by the Crowd: Medical Fundraisers One-Third of GoFundMe Campaigns
According to the CEO of GoFundMe, Rob Solomon, medical fundraisers now account for one-third of fundraising campaigns hosted by the…
Conscious Uncoupling: Walmart and CVS to Part Ways
Walmart and CVS have been working together to offer commercial and Medicare Part D prescription coverage, but the two businesses…
Massachusetts Insurer Agrees to End Discrimination Against Applicants Who Take Preventive Medication for HIV/AIDS
Mutual of Omaha, an insurer in Massachusetts, has been denying patients life insurance and long-term care insurance if they take…
University of Maryland Medical Center Surgeon Pioneers Transplant Delivery
Transporting an organ from a donor to a recipient is often a cumbersome process that is prone to mishaps. Dr.…