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Osterhaus Pharmacy in Iowa filed a class action lawsuit against UnitedHealth's pharmacy benefit manager Optum Rx, alleging it forces pharmacies to agree to retroactive fees that can cause pharmacies to dispense drugs at a loss.

Below are three key research findings about ICHRAs, plus important considerations for benefits advisors:

The list, which highlights first-in-class medications and vaccines, represents "meaningful steps forward" when it comes to weight loss, Alzheimer's, birth control and postpartum depression, as selected by GoodRx pharmacists.

The popular AI tool's answers to most drug-related questions were incomplete or wrong in a new study, cautioning health care professionals about using ChatGPT as an "authoritative source for medication-related information."

At least a dozen doctors were hired by major insurance companies after being disciplined by state medical boards or making multiple or outsized malpractice payments, according to a ProPublica and Capitol Forum investigation.

Providers are supposed to inform patients when the care being rendered is out of network, but that "informed consent" is often buried in a pile of consent forms that patients auto-sign, in rapid fire.