Pharmacy
DaVita allegedly paid kickbacks to induce referrals to DaVita Rx, a former subsidiary that provided pharmacy services for dialysis patients.
People with Medicare must opt into the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan to utilize the new benefit, CMS said.
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An AI prescribing tool does more than notify clinicians as it directly corrects the prescription if it detects a drug interaction and suggests prescription alternatives, says Emmanuel Bilbault, cofounder and CEO of POSOS.
PBMs and brand drug manufacturers sometimes negotiate drug rebates that limit access to lower-cost generic alternatives, FTC says.
The company collects data that helps providers effectively manage the patient's pain during the recovery period, says Steven Walther, cofounder and CEO of Continuous Precision Medicine.
The current pharmacy model is unsustainable as Walgreens is in discussions with PBM and payer partners to get paid fairly, CEO says.
The action of PBMs, combined with those of manufacturers, distributors and pharmacies created the opioid crisis, lawsuit says.
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This real-world data from clinical-grade AI has helped to reduce medication safety events by 25%, says Dr. Colin Banas, CMO at DrFirst.
The drugs will have a lowered Part B coinsurance rate, since each drug company raised prices faster than the rate of inflation.
The agency does not anticipate that a change to KP.2 will delay the availability of the vaccines in the U.S.