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There's no one sure answer to reforming the American health care system

By Carley Beckum

The American health care system is far from perfect, but there's no simple solution on how to reform. At BenefitsPRO Broker Expo in Denver Tuesday, a panel of experts all agreed patients deserve better health education and care, but their opinions varied on the solutions.

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Health care 'price fixing' has gone high tech, but the FTC chief is on the case

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States sue over 'time off' accommodations for abortions in EEOC's new maternity rule

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April 29, 2024

FTC's new ban on noncompetes has big impact on health care industry

Although the FTC estimates that the final rule will increase health care worker earnings by $300 million annually, the American Hospital Association highlighted retention difficulties in the for-profit portion of the hospital sector.

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April 29, 2024

Kaiser Permanente suffers a data breach that may impact 13.4M members

Kaiser Permanente, which operates 40 hospitals and 618 medical facilities, reported the breach, which stems from tracking technology that shared patient information with advertisers such as Microsoft and Google.

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April 26, 2024

Drugmakers, hospitals spar over new 340B drug discount 'dispute resolution' process

The new dispute resolution process is designed to use government officials to oversee disagreements, however, lobby group PhRMA said the new process "panders to 340B hospitals" while ignoring drugmakers' concerns.

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April 26, 2024

Eli Lilly's $35 insulin cap could unravel, as $13.5M class action settlement falls apart

Eli Lilly had agreed to cap the price of insulin at $35 per month for 4 years and provide a $13.5 million cash fund, however, a dozen state attorneys general, some with their own insulin lawsuits, had objected to the settlement.

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April 26, 2024

Elevance Health partners with private equity to boost primary care for 1M consumers

Elevance Health, which is the parent company of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Health insurance plans in 14 states, has partnered with a private equity firm, forging a new offering that will take a whole health approach to primary care.

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April 25, 2024

Big Pharma and pharmacy benefit managers sued for insulin price-fixing

The health fund for the International Union of Operating Engineers is suing Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk and Sanofi, as well as CVS Health and other PBMs, for "drastically" increasing the price of life-saving meds for "illicit profits."

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April 25, 2024

Drug shortages at all-time high: Supplies are low for Amoxicillin, chemo meds, Ozempic

In the first quarter of 2024, 323 drugs were in short supply, up from the previous high of 320 in 2014, says the University of Utah Drug Information Service, as policymakers propose giving the FDA more power over Big Pharma.

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There's no one sure answer to reforming the American health care system

Health care 'price fixing' has gone high tech, but the FTC chief is on the case

States sue over 'time off' accommodations for abortions in EEOC's new maternity rule

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Consumer Driven Health Care Stories

FTC's new ban on noncompetes has big impact on health care industry

Kaiser Permanente suffers a data breach that may impact 13.4M members

Drugmakers, hospitals spar over new 340B drug discount 'dispute resolution' process

Eli Lilly's $35 insulin cap could unravel, as $13.5M class action settlement falls apart

Elevance Health partners with private equity to boost primary care for 1M consumers

Big Pharma and pharmacy benefit managers sued for insulin price-fixing

Drug shortages at all-time high: Supplies are low for Amoxicillin, chemo meds, Ozempic