Nearly 5,000 independent pharmacies have filed a federal lawsuit against Prime Therapeutics, alleging the pharmacy benefit manager conspired with Express Scripts to suppress pharmacy reimbursement rates and increase fees in violation of federal antitrust law. The complaint was filed July…
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The American Hospital Association has asked the Office of the United States Trade Representative to exempt vital medications, medical devices and PPE from proposed tariffs stemming from a Section 301 investigation into countries’ failure to enforce forced labor import bans,…
The share of US adults currently taking GLP-1 medications for weight loss has climbed to 11% in 2026, up from 3% in 2024, according to a July 7 Gallup poll. The rise arrives just as CMS launched its Medicare GLP-1…
Many telehealth platforms selling GLP-1s online prescribe the drugs without requiring a clinician to interact with the patient in real time, according to a secret shopper study conducted by researchers at Yale University School of Medicine and published July 6…
Pensacola, Fla.-based Baptist Health Care has agreed to pay $5 million to settle a medical malpractice lawsuit brought by a patient who alleged an eight-month delay in diagnosing her breast cancer after a radiologist interpreted her imaging as normal, according…
Health systems are pouring capital into specialty pharmacy, community pharmacy and infusion capacity, betting that owning the pharmacy touchpoint is now a strategic necessity, not a side business. Here are four notes on where that investment is headed: 1. Specialty…
The percentage of U.S. hospitals owning or jointly owning a health plan grew from 18.3% in 2018 to 27.2% in 2023, leaders from Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital said in a research letter published in JAMA. Here is what to know:…
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Colorado’s first-in-the-nation prescription drug price cap, preventing a cap on Amgen’s Enbrel from taking effect while the company’s lawsuit against the state proceeds. U.S. District Judge Daniel Domenico ruled Amgen is substantially likely to…
A cryptocurrency-fueled gray-market peptide market has surpassed a $100 million annual run rate as demand for lower-cost weight loss drugs continues to grow, according to a June 4 Chainalysis report. The report found that some Chinese chemical manufacturers that once…
Ken Lawrence has been named senior vice president of government affairs for Pittsburgh, Pa.-based Highmark Health, according to a July 7 LinkedIn post. In his new role, Mr. Lawrence will maintain his position as senior vice president of corporate affairs…