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Opill's manufacturer, Perrigo, said it wants to make the pill "accessible and affordable" and it's still unclear if it can be covered by insurance, although advocates are pushing for the feds to make no-cost coverage without a prescription a requirement for all over-the-counter contraceptives.

The bill would require pharmacy benefit managers to submit detailed information to CMS each year that includes their interactions with the recommendation committees that decide on the drugs to be included in the formulary.

The effects of COVID-19 can still be felt in Sun Life's most recent report.

During the Consumer Financial Protection Board hearing, panelists identified deferred interest credit cards as a prime culprit saddling patients, who tap financing for "gaps" in health care coverage, with medical debt.

Hospital outpatient departments are in line for a Medicare rate increase in 2024, but program payments for doctors could decline, according to proposed new policies from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Through the new Caremark Cost Saver program, eligible CVS Caremark commercially insured members will have access to GoodRx's prescription pricing on generic medications starting January 1, 2024.