The Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company partners with EmsanaRx, a pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) focused on employer plans, to make lower-cost prescription drugs more accessible to patients through their employers. The program, EmsanaRx Plus, is described as “a stand-alone pipeline” allowing employers to provide drugs to employees through Cost Plus Drugs, an online pharmacy …
Last Wednesday, the Florida Health Insurance Advisory Board (FHIAB) voted unanimously to send a set of policy recommendations developed by Florida Voices for Health to the state legislature for consideration in the 2023 legislative session. Get the latest information on state-specific policies for the healthcare industry delivered to your inbox. The 8 consumer policy recommendations …
The shocking impact that soaring bills are having on mental health has been laid bare by a report that highlights how money worries are driving many people to consider suicide. The Money and Mental Health Policy Institute, a charity founded and chaired by consumer champion Martin Lewis, reported that 17% of survey respondents said they …
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Consumers and healthcare companies should be wary of a proposed mega merger between two major healthcare systems in Minnesota and South Dakota. Fairview Health Services of Minneapolis and Sanford Health of Sioux Falls announced plans to merge in November, citing, as always, efficiency and improved patient care. But experts who study the economics of health …
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When I was pregnant with my first child, we apparently had it all planned out. My mom helped us find lots of second-hand, barely used nursery furniture, I sewed dupioni silk curtains, and she helped me make custom crib bedding. My husband installed planks and trim on the walls of the nursery and we painted …
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Image source: Getty Images This is not a good thing at all. Key points Even US policyholders are struggling to cover their health care bills. It’s important to save money for medical bills so you don’t have to skimp on the care you need. Adding to your emergency fund, having a savings account dedicated to …
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We just launched Money Archives, a new experience where we digitize decades of our printed Money magazines. This is the fifth and final article in a series of stories that examine how personal finance – and our coverage of it – has changed over time. In 2010, the entire country seemed to be focused on …
Money then and now: the Affordable Care Act and the rising cost of health care Read More »
More than four years after raising concerns about the difficulty of discerning clear price information for hospital services, we expect Governor-elect Maura Healey to be less than happy with a recent study that indicates calculating these costs remains a confusing process. Finding information about healthcare procedures on Massachusetts hospital websites can be a “backdoor or …
Editorial: Will Maura Healey make hospital cost clarity a priority? Read More »
