Retirement Trends

A year after its launch, Civica Rx has increased participation in its generic-drug initiative to 750 hospitals.

According to a recent study, spending on medical marketing rose from $17.7 billion in 1997 to $29.9 billion in 2016.

While current legislation is an excellent solution to one part of the rebate problem, a larger issue in the system remains to be addressed.

By trying to pay off as much of the unfunded pension liabilities up front, the state could collectively save about $14.6 billion over 30 years.

The case is one of many put on hold during the government shutdown as the federal courts prepare to run out of contingency funds on Jan. 18.

With the website down, employers hungry for labor have no way to weed out undocumented workers.