Consumer Driven Health Care

Last week, reports of people being denied insurance coverage for the new vaccines surfaced as the shots were being rolled out to pharmacies, however, insurers have assured HHS Secretary Becerra they are "fully covering" the shots.

The House and Senate have until Saturday, Sept. 30 to pass a spending deal, which means congressional gridlock is poised to at least temporarily shut down certain health programs, like the drug price negotiations set to begin Oct. 1.

The past few years have been incredibly difficult for the entire health care industry, with physicians, nurses and support staff on the front lines of…

Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Chairman Bernie Sanders has announced that a new primary care bill has advanced in committee, which will increase funding for several key health care programs in rural areas.

The first phase of this effort is focused on data sharing in order to ensure that physician practices are able to stay independent and deliver higher quality care, said the three health care organizations.

Thousands of patients with autoimmune diseases rely on Humira, at a list price of $6,600 a month, and could benefit from low-cost biosimilars that could save the health care system $9 billion a year, but will PBMs follow suit?