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KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Health Enters the Presidential Race

Kaiser Health News

Based on the results of the first-in-the-nation primary in New Hampshire, it appears more likely than ever before that the 2024 presidential election will be a rerun of 2020: Joe Biden versus Donald Trump. And health is shaping up to be a key issue. And subscribe to KFF Health News’ “What the Health?

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Capital Rx, Independa, and LG TV Partner to Bring Discount Prescription Meds to Older Adults

HIT Consultant

The high cost of prescription medications are crushing the older adults who can’t afford their life-saving medications. An AARP report finds in 2020 that the price of hundreds of brand-name medications rose more than twice as fast as inflation. It beats other popular discount cards on prices 80% of the time.

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Magnolia Regional used price transparency IT to get more CHF patients to fill their prescriptions

Healthcare It News

"Next, we used MedHx to gather complete patient medication history so we could track whether patients in the study had filled their prescriptions," he added. From July 2020 to September 2021, Magnolia Regional studied medication adherence and prescription fill rates for 417 patients with CHF. ADVICE FOR OTHERS.

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Challenges and Considerations – Transparent Healthcare Pricing

Medval Compliance Blog

Recognizing the mounting attention given to hidden fees and surprise billing, on June 24, 2019, former President Trump signed an executive order (EO) directing the Department of Health and Human Services (and additional agencies) to take steps to improve price and quality transparency in healthcare. Medicare Set-Aside Considerations.

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More Federal Action in the Pharmaceutical Sector as PBM Bill Advances in the Senate

Health Law Advisor

1339) reflects the overarching legislative push by members from both sides of the aisle and chambers of Congress to address drug pricing issues through federal fixes to the PBM framework. Unlike the IRA, which targeted the Medicare program, the provisions of S. 1339, adding several new amendments to create the version of S.

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Will Consumers Cross the Cost-and-Trust Chasm Between Prescription Drugs and Hospitals?

Health Populi

When asked what factors contribute to rising health care costs in America, most consumers cite the cost of prescription drugs. Taken together, these two data points demonstrate the potent political import of prescription drug prices as the U.S. approaches the 2020 Presidential election.

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Wasted: $1 of Every $4 Spent on Health Care In America

Health Populi

Pricing failure, the second big waste factor, is predominantly challenged by pharmaceutical/prescription drug pricing based on this research. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) forecasts that prescription drug spending will be the fastest-growing cause of rising health spending by 2027.