Consumer Driven Health Care

Through the new Caremark Cost Saver program, eligible CVS Caremark commercially insured members will have access to GoodRx's prescription pricing on generic medications starting January 1, 2024.

Health insurers and medical providers are battling over who should supply high-cost infusion drugs for patients, while some insurers are bypassing hospital pharmacies and physician offices and instead sending more complex drugs through third-party pharmacies.

Opill, the first daily birth control pill taken without a prescription, has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration and will be available to consumers in drugstores early 2024.

A recent Pennsylvania ruling striking down Tower Health's tax-exempt status sent a warning shot to the roughly 3,000 nongovernment tax-exempt hospitals nationwide, as states consider legislation to better define charity care.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Treasury Department are seeking patient input to bolster efforts to safeguard consumers from medical debt and collections.

The ability for health care providers to capture clinical findings, make diagnoses, and quickly align with the most effective evidence-based directives – through mountains of data – delivers an optimal care plan and manages costs.