Jeff Lagasse
Families are facing holiday disruption in various forms due to medical cost concerns in the last two years, including bowing out on holiday giving.
CVS Health, Walgreens and Rite Aid will be donating drug dispensing services to help uninsured patients receive access to preventative medications.
Centene will retain IlliniCare's Medicare-Medicaid Alignment Initiative business and its YouthCare foster care contract, set for February.
Decreased labor expenses also contributed to the strong financial performance for the month, though non-labor expenses increased.
The shift happening in healthcare is similar to trends in personal wealth management, with beneficiaries assuming greater control.
Outpatient care settings are garnering more satisfaction than other providers, but overall satisfaction is down.
The researchers determined that the current rebate system, which incentivizes high list prices for drugs, plays a central role driving up costs for consumers.
Chief among the partnership's goals is higher quality service and better affordability for people in the state purchasing insurance on the exchange.
Non-compliance has several causes, but recent years have seen patients assuming a greater share of healthcare costs, likely fanning the flame.
Prices are a priority, with 91% saying that costs for medical services should be as readily available as prices on a restaurant menu.