Pharmacy

The Silicon Valley EHR vendor received "sponsorship" payments from unnamed pharmaceutical companies so that the latter's marketing team could influence the design of CDS features, according to the Department of Justice.

The 18 BCBS companies will provide $55 million to help create a Civica subsidiary focused on generic medications outside of the hospital setting.

An interventionist approach from the government may not work as intended; market competition and systemic reform will be paramount.

Spending on cancer drugs was 2% to 5% higher than that of non-participants, and 1% to 7% higher than physician offices -- a modest effect on consumers.

The partnership will offer integrated medical, behavioral, and pharmacy services benefits.

Over $2.1 billion arose from lawsuits filed by whistleblowers under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act.

The accuracy of drug disposal information was all over the map, depending largely on whether the call was fielded on a weekday or a weekend.

Lawsuit alleges Omnicare pushed invalid drugs out the door as quickly as possible to make more money.

A digital option allows members to switch to PillPack directly from their Blue Cross MyBlue member app or website.

In contrast, taxpayers would face additional costs if manufacturer rebates were directly applied to insurers' pharmacy prices.