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Sutter Health, a large hospital system in Northern California, allegedly charged 30% more than comparable hospitals after implementing anticompetitive contracting practices in the early 2000s.
Rebates granted by pharmaceutical manufacturers to insurers reduce the actual prices paid by insurers, causing the true prices of prescriptions to diverge from official statistics.
The draft rule would require providers to check all 50 states' prescription drug monitoring programs before prescribing a controlled substance to a patient whom they have not seen before in person.
On average, Marketplace enrollees had access to 40% of the doctors near their home through their plan's network, with considerable variation around the average.
The DOL earlier this year filed a lawsuit accusing Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota of incorrectly imposing a state provider tax on self-funded health plan customers and violating its fiduciary duties under ERISA.
Employees overwhelmingly are using their LSAs to take care of their physical and mental health and wellbeing, demonstrating how effective these accounts are in providing a guilt-free avenue for employees to take care of themselves.