Health Care Reform

“Right now, they’re the backbone to really help us offset some of the workload in our stores, to obviously allow more time for our pharmacists and technicians to spend time with patients,” said Rick Gates, Walgreens’ chief pharmacy officer.

But administration officials indicated that they might try to change the non-quantitative treatment limitations requirements to be more clear and more flexible rather than rescind them.

Committee members could vote on the package — which would let employers use a tax credit to pay for paid leave insurance — today.

Prescription drug spending in the United States rose by 10.2% last year, thanks in part to the popularity of GLP weight-loss drugs.

Andrew Witty, UnitedHealth Group CEO, abruptly resigned today, six months after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot and killed in Manhattan by Luigi Mangione, which sparked a national uproar over health care in America.

The lawsuit alleges Medicaid programs paid higher prices than non-Medicaid payers for prescription drugs.