The purpose of the federal vaccine safety reporting system often is misunderstood, and its data can be easily used to spread false information about vaccination. A new report from the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania looks at how it was manipulated to raise doubts about COVID-19 vaccines and suggests remedies.
At the start of the pandemic, the government eased rules around prescribing drugs via the internet. Now it is deciding what the permanent rules should be.
The federal government is extending pandemic-era “flexibility” for telehealth prescriptions.
The frequency of drug manufacturer coupon utilization is associated with more market competition—but not patients’ out-of-pocket costs.
The company said 21% of its Medicare Advantage members are in plans with 2023 ratings of 4.0 or above, a steep decline from the 2023 star ratings.
The announcement mentions the growth in Medicare Advantage during his five-year tenure.
More than 11.6 million treatment courses of the medication have been prescribed in the U.S. to date.
AbbVie and Genmab have set a price for newly approved Epkinly (epcoritamab-bysp).
The FDA recently approved Brixadi to treat moderate to severe opioid use disorder in patients who have already started treatment with a transmucosal form of buprenorphine, and have approved Opvee as an emergency treatment to reverse known or suspected opioid overdose in people ages 12 years and older.
Iowa's Department of Health and Human Services, which manages the two health insurers that delivered care to adults and children in the state’s Medicaid program last year, was alleged to provide inadequate mental and behavioral health care to children on Medicaid.
Since 2017, two lawsuits and two state audits have cast a harsh light on Medicaid managed care, which served 845,000 adults and children at a cost of almost $6 billion last year.
The Cyltezo Pen is scheduled to be on the market and available on July 1.
Labs are justifying larger respiratory panels as simplifying a physician’s job in diagnosing via lab testing, but payers need to observe the multiplex testing trend.
Seasonal influenza kills hundreds of thousands of people every year due to a constantly changing virus and highly inefficient vaccine production. A universal flu vaccine could deal with the first problem, and mRNA technology with the second.
Eric Hunter, president and CEO of CareOregon, and editorial advisory board member of Managed Healthcare Executive, talks with MHE about the “combination” underway between CareOrgeon and SCAN Health and how it's a good thing amid the concerns it would make CareOregon less responsive to local needs. Hunter also talks about how the combination will affect how they manage pharmacy benefits, and what else is on their radar in healthcare.
The compulsory orders will require the GPOs, which negotiate drug rebates on behalf of other PBMs, to provide information and records on their business practices.
President and CEO of CareOregon, Eric Hunter, talks with MHE about what’s on his mind when it comes to healthcare. Throughout the discussion, MHE editors got an idea of how Medicaid redetermination is going for CareOregon, and took a deeper look at the collaboration or “combination” underway between SCAN Health and CareOrgeon.
The Federal Trade Commission is casting a wider net in its ongoing inquiry of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs).
But higher costs for cancer drugs did not influence some common measures of adherence, such as medication possession ratio and proportion of days. The researchers believe that cancer patients may be more likely to adhere to medication regimen, regardless of price, because the drugs are critical for survival.
The theory behind smishing is similar to that of phishing. The difference is that smishing happens via a person’s smartphone.
There are many reasons the ransomware problem has been hard to stop. One reason is that ransomware is good business. A 2021 U.S. Treasury Department identified more than $5 billion worth of outgoing bitcoin cryptocurrency payments it suspects may have been related to ransomware attacks.
Results from a recent study published in JAMA Network displayed key thematic shifts and increases in language related to anxiety, anger, depression, and loneliness during the pandemic.
The National Community Pharmacists Association now has plenty of allies in its fight with the pharmacy benefit managers.
The COVID-19 pandemic normalized telehealth. Now an increasing number of insurers are offering virtual-first plans that make virtual care the default choice.
The FDA approved Rexulti (brexpiprazole) for Alzheimer’s-related agitation based on the findings of two clinical trials.
A wholesale acquisition cost (WAC) for Elfabrio will be announced once it is available in a few weeks.
This month’s episode of the "What's On Your Mind" podcast series features Eric Hunter, president and CEO of CareOregon. MHE Managing Editor Peter Wehrwein, Editor Briana Contreras and Hunter discuss Medicaid redetermination and merger of CareOregon and the California-based insurer, SCAN Group.
Using a national database, data on medication purchases was collected, along with factors that may have influenced expenditures, such as new therapy availability, patent expirations, policy changes, and legislation.
