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Pharmacy chains eye serving corporations
Published On: May 23rd, 2025As retail pharmacy giants like CVS Health and Walgreens look to find their footing, they could find opportunities customizing services to large employers instead of the mass consumer market.
US House narrowly passes Trump’s sweeping tax-cut bill, sends on to Senate
Published On: May 22nd, 2025WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives passed by a single vote a sweeping tax and spending bill that would enact much of President Donald Trump's policy agenda on Thursday and saddle the country with trillions of dollars in debt.
Big hospitals are squashing competition and driving up costs: ERIC
Published On: May 22nd, 2025Credit: Spotmatikphoto/Adobe Stock Big hospital systems are using their size and market clout to drive up employer health plan costs, the ERISA Industry Committee says in a new analysis of hospital prices.
Pharmacy chains eye serving corporations
Published On: May 22nd, 2025As retail pharmacy giants like CVS Health and Walgreens look to find their footing, they could find opportunities customizing services to large employers instead of the mass consumer market.
Drug costs are more complicated than you think, economist warns
Published On: May 22nd, 2025The U.S. prescription drug market is a lot more complicated than most policymakers who want to improve it realize, and one symptom of the knowledge gap is simplistic ideas about how much U.S. drugs cost.
How the IRA’s Part B Coinsurance Inflation Adjustments Can Raise Seniors’ Drug Costs
Published On: May 21st, 2025The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is triggering increases in Medicare beneficiaries’ spending on their Part B drugs.
ASTRO: Further Medicare cuts would damage cancer care
Published On: May 21st, 2025Results from a survey released by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) indicate that further cuts to Medicare for radiation treatment would have a damaging impact on cancer care, increasing patient wait times and forcing clinics to cut staff or even close.
Indiana cracks down on what big, nonprofit hospital systems can charge employers
Published On: May 21st, 2025Indiana is trying a new strategy for controlling health benefits costs: limiting what the biggest nonprofit hospital systems in the state can charge employers for care.
“Fall in Love With the Problem, not the Solution”: How Community Oncology Can Avoid AI Pitfalls
Published On: May 21st, 2025As artificial intelligence (AI) works its way into everyday practice in community oncology, various challenges have emerged.
Pressure From Powerful Hospital Lobby Prompts Lawmakers to Limit Proposed Merger Crackdown
Published On: May 21st, 2025HARRISBURG — Democratic lawmakers have narrowed the scope of a proposed crackdown on hospital mergers and acquisitions, focusing it on private equity and excluding nonprofit operators from additional oversight after pushback from the industry’s powerful lobby.