Consumer Driven Health Care

The sudden move comes as the retailer, which just announced it will soon roll out new care options normally only available at a doctor's office, is aiming to position itself more as a health care company than a pharmacy chain.

Employers account for more than $1 trillion in health care spending annually, which is why they should create an information ecosystem to access provider quality information, says a new report.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services sent a letter to Medicaid directors in all 50 states, requiring them to determine whether they have an eligibility systems issue that could cause children to be dis-enrolled from Medicaid.

Employers, benefit advisors and brokers need to consider that these restrictions can hinder patient access to the treatments their clinicians prescribe and worsen their outcomes while increasing health care costs, says a new study.

The big chains are angling for a larger slice of health care spending as new state laws allow pharmacists to treat minor ailments.

Even though six drug companies have filed lawsuits to halt the Medicare drug negotiation program, the companies have until Oct. 2 to present data on their drugs to CMS, which will make initial price offers in February.