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Health Provider News

Hall Render

Health Policy Commission still missing key document in Steward sale to Optum Local obesity drug developer lands deal worth up to $600M with Novo Nordisk Mass. Million CALIFORNIA California hospital dismisses CEO California physician pleads guilty to $2.5M million expansion ‘Very, very unusual.’

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Democrats Didn’t Achieve All Their Goals, but Inflation Reduction Act Makes Historic Medicare Changes

Kaiser Health News

First, it would give the federal government the ability to negotiate prices of some drugs purchased by Medicare beneficiaries, a tool that has long been opposed by the drug industry. Never before have we been able to negotiate prescription drug prices. Those prices would take effect in 2026.

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Regulating the Medication Gatekeepers: The Need for Federal PBM Reform

Bill of Health

According to a House Committee on Oversight and Accountability report , PBMs encourage patients toward higher-cost drugs with greater rebates by placing the products on more favorable tiers. PBMs also can overcharge employers and government programs for prescription drugs due to the opacity of drug pricing.