The Federal Trade Commission changed course on previous statements opposing state legislation that would boost transparency over pharmacy benefit managers, as it carries out a sweeping investigation into the industry.
A new financial wellness partnership aims to address the "soaring rates of financial stress among employees of color" with financial technology tools, culturally relevant content and financial coaching and therapy.
Private equity's role in health care provider markets is an ongoing and evolving challenge, and there are no signs that PE's interest in health care markets is waning, the study found.
The heat wave running rampant this summer could be responsible for 235,000 ER visits and over 56,000 hospital admissions for heat-related illnesses, a new study estimates.
The bill would require pharmacy benefit managers to submit detailed information to CMS each year that includes their interactions with the recommendation committees that decide on the drugs to be included in the formulary.
The software provider was accused of mismanaging its profit-sharing 401(k) plan and failing to fulfill its fiduciary duties by diversifying the plan's assets, which resulted in significant losses, according to the Labor Department.
During the Consumer Financial Protection Board hearing, panelists identified deferred interest credit cards as a prime culprit saddling patients, who tap financing for "gaps" in health care coverage, with medical debt.
The hospital chain, which announced last week that the breach affected 11 million patients, "knew or should have known" that the private information it collects is "highly sought after by criminal parties," plaintiffs wrote in one complaint filed last week.