Pharmacy

<p>Sixty percent of provider respondents experience shortages of more than 20 drugs, according to an AHA report Amazon Business helped sponsor, says Bill Kopitke, general manager and head of healthcare at Amazon Business.</p>

Pharmacy school applications have decreased by more than 60% in less than a decade, internal data showed.

Total gross Medicare spending on GLP-1 drugs has skyrocketed, rising from $57 million in 2018 to $5.7 billion in 2022.

Upwards of 41 drugs available through Medicare Part B could have a lowered Part B coinsurance rate from April 1 to June 30.

A decision is expected this summer during the 2024 presidential campaign.

The decision to sell the business comes after a review of assets and is meant to avoid disruptions to patients.

Biden wants to extend the current insulin cap of $35 a month for Medicare beneficiaries to all Americans. 

UnitedHealth Group says the pharmacy network could be back online as soon as today.

If HHS and a manufacturer agree on a maximum fair price, those new negotiated prices will be published by Sept. 1.

UHG's Temporary Funding Assistance Program, as well as contractual terms, are unacceptable, AHA says in letter.