Health Care Reform

Despite the legal battles with the federal government to block the CMS drug price negotiation program, the makers of all 10 drugs selected for the first round of negotiations submitted counteroffers by the March 2 deadline.

One in six respondents reported that their work was affected by a health issue they couldn't afford to treat.

Cost Plus Drug Co., which sells drugs at a discounted rate, has reached an agreement with Community Health Systems, based in Franklin, Tenn., to purchase certain hard-to-source pharmaceuticals, such as epinephrine.

On Thursday, Cigna also raised its target for long-term average annual adjusted earnings per share growth to 10%-14% from 10%-13%.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services emphasized that the accelerated and advance payments, aimed at providers facing significant cash flow problems, are not loans and cannot be forgiven, in its Saturday announcement.

President Biden's recent campaign statement is backed up by research, which has consistently found that U.S. Rx prices are significantly higher, sometimes 2-4 times as high, compared with prices in other countries.