Pharmacy
CEO David Cordani says the company's specialty businesses are the cornerstone of the accelerated growth.
Evernorth estimated the program will save individual patients around $3,500 on average per year.
The CarelonRx offering aims to make it easier for employers to plan for future specialty pharmacy costs.
The plan includes a Gene and Cell Services Pharmacy and Innovation Center, and four central and 300 community-based specialty pharmacies.
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<p>Founder and president of Medonations Marina El Khawand realized her calling after a 2020 explosion in Beirut, when she helped a woman affected by a blast who badly needed her asthma medication.</p>
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<p>Three European healthcare leaders discuss joining forces for Project Asclepius to define ways of working to influence the industry amid a lack of standardization across markets.<br />
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<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.