Health Care Reform

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.

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.

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.

CMS is required to audit the financial records of at least one-third of Part D plan sponsors annually.

A doctor visit costs on average 3.1 times more in Juneau, Alaska, than in Laredo, Texas.

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."