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Benefits advisor's guide to value-based primary care: the antidote for rising health care costs

By Jordan Taradash

Incorporating value-based primary care models into your portfolio isn't just about expanding your offerings; it's about solidifying your role as a trusted advisor and helping your clients build innovative benefits packages that reflect their businesses.

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Ascension Healthcare hit with 2 patient lawsuits following cyberattack

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Low-income patients struggle to afford high-priced GLP-1 diabetes drugs

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May 30, 2024

Most hospitals not in compliance with federal price transparency rules

After three years, only a third of 2,000 U.S. hospitals reviewed were in compliance with the Hospital Price Transparency Rule of 2021, says a new PRA report, which puts some of the blame on feds for not enforcing the rule.

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May 29, 2024

High drug prices? Senators blame Big Pharma for abuse of the drug patent system

At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Senators accused drugmakers of gaming the system by filing 100+ patents for any given drug, while trade group PhRMA said the system advances "the development of new medicines."

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May 29, 2024

A nurse practitioner shortage? NPs are now leaving primary care for specialty care

NPs often perform the same tasks that patients have relied on doctors for, however, only 30% are going into primary care and instead joining cardiology, dermatology, and other specialty practices, and increasing their income.

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May 28, 2024

HHS funds new $46M behavioral health program for Mental Health Awareness Month

The HHS program will allocate the funds to support behavioral health care workforce, substance use treatment and recovery, integrated health care solutions, and training and technical assistance.

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May 28, 2024

Does Biden have an edge over Trump on health care issues?

President Joe Biden holds a smaller advantage over Donald Trump in whom independent voters trust more to address high health care costs (39% to 26%), in a new KFF Health News survey.

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May 24, 2024

Pharmacists, patient rights advocates protest Express Scripts' drug practices

Patients are being harmed by Express Scripts and other pharmacy benefit managers that prevent them from using their preferred pharmacies, resulting in decreased availability of medications and higher drug prices, say protestors.

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May 24, 2024

Drugmakers GSK and Boehringer win 1st Zantac 'cancer claims' lawsuit

An Illinois jury sided with drugmakers GlaxoSmithKline and Boehringer Ingelheim in the first trial over Zantac, which the FDA recalled in 2020 over claims the over-the-counter heartburn medication caused cancer.

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Benefits advisor's guide to value-based primary care: the antidote for rising health care costs

Ascension Healthcare hit with 2 patient lawsuits following cyberattack

Low-income patients struggle to afford high-priced GLP-1 diabetes drugs

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Consumer Driven Health Care Stories

Most hospitals not in compliance with federal price transparency rules

High drug prices? Senators blame Big Pharma for abuse of the drug patent system

A nurse practitioner shortage? NPs are now leaving primary care for specialty care

HHS funds new $46M behavioral health program for Mental Health Awareness Month

Does Biden have an edge over Trump on health care issues?

Pharmacists, patient rights advocates protest Express Scripts' drug practices

Drugmakers GSK and Boehringer win 1st Zantac 'cancer claims' lawsuit