The pharmacy chain continues to expand its reach with more regions and patients by allowing tech firm Pearl Health – which operates in 29 states – to help primary care physicians manage value-based care.
The insurer - the second-largest provider of Medicare Advantage plans in the U.S. - is fighting back against a rule finalized earlier this year to recoup overpayments in the popular retiree health plan.
For employers that set their employee premium costs last year right at the ACA affordability threshold, their plans will no longer be affordable if they charge employees the same amount in 2024 as they did in 2023.
Three House committees have introduced the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act, which would require hospitals, payers, labs, imaging providers and surgical centers to use machine-readable files to list prices they'll charge patients.
On Monday, the agency authorized for emergency use updated COVID-19 vaccines, while on Tuesday, the CDC will set vaccination policy and weigh the benefits of these new vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax.