Pharmacy
Judge Richard Leon says the merger potentially has "grave consequences for millions of people."
Profit surpasses expectations; Deal with John Muir Health to run non-clinical operations is the first of many collaborations.
The court case for the DOJ-approved merger drags on 8 months after companies closed the deal.
We need to look at other ways to treat patients' pain without exposing them to high-risk medications, says Dr. James Hellewell, medical director of Care Transformation Information Systems at Intermountain.
Moody's credit analysts called the move positive for health insurers that own large PBMs.
Medicare Part D beneficiaries can have higher out-of-pocket spending for generics if they use expensive specialty drugs.
Dr. Sujay Kakarmath, digital health scientist at Partners HealthCare Pivot Labs, says the organization is enabling collaboration between hospitals, health systems and other stakeholders such as big tech and pharma.
Controlled substances, local anesthetics and antibiotics are among the most common drug categories where shortages had an impact.
PillPack and Amazon have no immediate plans to build a PBM but have 'explored a number of things,' say court documents.
The Lower Health Care Costs Act from the Senate HELP committee will be marked up next week prior to going before the full Senate.