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Novo Nordisk's list price for a monthly package of Ozempic is $935.77 before insurance and other rebates, yet it can be manufactured for between $0.89 to $4.73 a month, according to researchers at Yale University.

Increasingly, health system consolidations, which must balance short-term and long-term financial goals, are focused on value-based care, which promotes better care for patients and improved health outcomes at reduced prices.

The Biden administration has announced that it has finalized a new regulation that curbs the use of short-term health insurance plans that do not comply with the Affordable Care Act, limiting the plans to 90 days.

The feds face a year-end deadline to solidify or scuttle payment changes for telehealth services that allow people to "visit" a doctor in their homes, however, it's expected that Congress will "kick the can" past the November election.

"Employers can reduce benefits expenses while simultaneously boosting employee engagement by implementing cost-effective and impactful benefits strategies," says Leia Spoor, clinical director of employee benefits of Holmes Murphy.

More patients are losing their doctors — and trust in the primary care system, according to American Medical Association's president, Jesse Ehrenfeld.

Following the health care tech firm's data breach in February, 24 class-action lawsuits have been filed thus far, however, additional providers also are likely to file suits because of the financial impact on their businesses.

Uninsured individuals are more likely to skip or postpone medical care for more than a year because of cost (63%).