Pharmacy
A substantial price reduction would be needed to make the medications more cost effective, the report finds.
Initiative will eliminate up to 25% of all reauthorizations, or 10% of overall prior authorizations, PBM says.
HIMSS25
First Databank provides medication decision support to provide guidance to physicians and safety for patients, says Virginia Halsey, SVP of strategy at the company.
Genomics CEO Sir Peter Donnelly believes genome testing will become routine within 10 years, leading to lives saved.
A federal judge ordered CVS to comply, but CVS objects to the order and deadline.
The FTC alleges anticompetitive and unfair rebating practices that artificially inflate the list price of insulin.
The FTC maintains that PBMs systematically prefer high list price insulin products with high rebates and fees over low list products.
Hospitals and drugmakers are urging the president to exempt pharmaceuticals and medical goods from his new tariffs on Chinese imports.
The new agreement provides access to prescription medications and health services at the Kroger Family of Pharmacies for Express Scripts customers.
CMS should bar PBMs from requiring pharmacies to participate in the program, says association survey.