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Blue Shield of California Pioneers PBM Overhaul, Partners with Amazon, Mark Cuban Company
08 Mar 2024 10:31 GMT
… at ViVE, Blue Shield of California's CEO Paul Markovich … central role in managing prescription drug benefits, Blue Shield of California's pivot … California could herald a new era in how health insurers manage prescription drug benefits …
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California healthcare provider's move shows pitfalls of Medicare Advantage
02 Nov 2023 12:07 GMT
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Scripps Health, a major Southern California healthcare provider, announced in September … costs. Most Advantage plans include prescription drug benefits, and they are not used … Diego area HICAP, which is California’s State Health Insurance Assistance …
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Blue Shield of California is promising a simpler, cheaper pharmacy benefits model. Can it deliver?
25 Oct 2023 13:41 GMT
… place, Blue Shield of California will contract out the … S. Blue Shield of California, or BSCA, expects to … -stop shop for managing prescription drug benefits. The companies create formularies … largest client is the California Public Employees Retirement System, …
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GAO Releases Report on States’ Regulation of PBMs
19 Apr 2024 20:21 GMT
… ). Focusing on 5 states—Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Maine, and New York … is their job to administer prescription drug benefits and help control costs.1 …
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University Of Southern California’s Schaeffer Center Offers Solutions To Ensure Greater Patient Access To Prescription Drugs
25 Apr 2023 19:44 GMT
Although the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) aimed to increase patient access to prescription drugs and decrease spending, researchers warn that it may have unintended negative impacts on patients in the long run.
A new USC Schaeffer Center white …
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NYC Council and staff union strike tentative deal in first-ever contract
02 Apr 2024 21:47 GMT
… in jurisdictions such as Berkeley, California, Denver, Colorado, and Oregon have … catastrophic medical expenses and a prescription drug benefit plan starting in 2026.
Jammel … organize legislative staff in Illinois, California and Massachusetts.
“We are a …
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California's Plan to Make Low-Priced Insulin Could Be Example for Nation
16 Nov 2022 16:37 GMT
… experts.
Earlier this year, California announced an initiative to … are companies that manage prescription drug benefits on behalf of insurance … quot; Socal said.
The California plan, she said, would … big health plans like the California Public Employees' …
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California aims to make its own insulin brand to lower price
29 Jul 2022 15:45 GMT
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A vial … intestine — were in California. The California Department of Public Health … — third parties that managed prescription drug benefits for health plans.
It… executive director of Health Access California, a consumer advocacy group …
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CUSTOM CONTENT: Containing the Escalating Costs of Prescription Drug Benefits
08 Apr 2019 16:07 GMT
… growing components of healthcare costs?
Prescription drug benefits, and in particular, specialty drugs … .
Self-funded success story
One California-based organization recently realized the …
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California's new $100 million plan to make insulin cheaper: What you need to know
09 Jul 2022 06:26 GMT
… participants was $9,000.
California's program will … health insurance and the Medicare prescription drug benefit. The bill has yet … in America have diabetes. California has a particularly high … said. "Because in California, we know people should not …