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New Payment Models Tackle Medicaid Drug Spending
October 11, 2019
Several states are pursuing alternative payment models for prescription drugs to curb spending and address public health crises, but experts say these new strategies face a variety of challenges on…
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HHS Proposes Rollback of Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statutes
October 09, 2019
In a heavily anticipated move, HHS proposed reforms today to the Stark Law and anti-kickback statutes in hopes of boosting value-based and…
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Cardiovascular Events More Prevalent in Patients Denied PCSK9 Inhibitor Coverage
October 09, 2019
“Appropriately identifying and characterizing barriers to PCSK9 inhibitor access, and developing approaches to overcome them, will reduce the…
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Increased Readmission, Death Risk Among Older Adults With Hyperkalemia, HF
October 09, 2019
Recent study finding suggest that older adults with acute heart failure may be at increased risk for readmission and death within a year if they have…
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Health Care Costs Increase With Metastatic Cancer Progression
October 09, 2019
“The data obtained in our study quantify the economic value of delaying or preventing disease progression and may inform payers and physician groups…
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UnitedHealth, Optum Survey Shows AI Adoption is Growing More Popular in Health Care
October 08, 2019
According to a survey by Optum, part of UnitedHealth Group, the adoption and investing in artificial intelligence in the health care industry is…
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CVS Drug Coverage Plan Based on Outside Pricing Review is Off to a Slow Start
October 04, 2019
After launching a year ago, a CVS Health Corp health plan that uses an outside drug pricing group to help it decide whether to cover certain new…
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