Pharmacy
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.
Drug companies have said they are hamstrung by the current pharmacy benefit manager system, says HHS Secretary Alex Azar.
The Senate Finance Committee's bill would cancel planned cuts to Medicaid disproportionate-share hospital payments for 2020 and 2021.
Among Humana's goals are to cover the pharmacy-related needs linked to hospice care, and simplify the mail order pharmacy experience.
Intellectual property protections are needed for the ongoing discovery of drug treatments, PhRMA says.
All states have seen increases in gabapentin exposures over a five-year period, coinciding with a decline in opioid prescriptions.
Outcomes-based pricing models are bringing transparency to the often-murky orphan drug market.
CVS Health, Walgreens and Rite Aid will be donating drug dispensing services to help uninsured patients receive access to preventative medications.
Companies are also partnering on AARP Medicare Advantage Walgreens plans from UnitedHealthcare.