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August 18 2023

Why Blue Shield Of California Ditching CVS Could Upend Drug Plans Nationwide

Community Oncology News

Blue Shield of California may have upended the status quo for prescription drug plans on Thursday by dropping CVS Caremark as its sole pharmacy benefit manager and shifting some business to Amazon and Mark Cuban’s drug company.

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August 17 2023

CVS shares tank after major insurer ends its PBM relationship

Axios

CVS Health shares were trading down 8% on Thursday after Blue Shield of California announced plans to cut back on its pharmacy benefit management services.

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August 1 2023

National Patient Safety Board Could Be Implemented

Healthcare Risk Management

Advocates are pushing for the formation of a National Patient Safety Board. The board would be patterned after safety agencies in the transportation and aviation industries.

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May 10 2023

How big companies are contending with a frenzy of demand for Ozempic from their workers

Business Insider

Across the US, companies are facing a critical decision: whether to foot the bill for the expensive weight-loss drugs that have exploded in popularity in recent months.

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May 4 2023

Employers grapple with coverage of weight loss drugs like Ozempic

Axios

Employers are fielding a surge of demand from their workers for obesity care benefits — specifically, for a buzzy class of weight loss drugs — and it’s getting pricey.

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May 3 2023

What the End of the Covid Public Health Emergency Means for Your Business

Inc.

The Department of Health and Human Services will end the federal Public Health Emergency for Covid-19 on May 11, 2023, because of a decline in recent cases.

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April 28 2023

Could Government Drug-Price Negotiations Sound The Death Knell For Biotech Stocks?

Investor's Business Daily

People have griped about prescription drug prices for years. Soon, Medicare plans to do something about them. But experts following pharmaceutical and biotech stocks warn of unintended consequences. They’re sounding the death knell for drug company profits, innovation — and patient care.

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March 20 2023

Exclusive: Do Hospital Physician and Resident Unions Deter Investors?

DealFlow's Healthcare Services Investment News

Membership in labor unions for wage and salary workers shrank from 10.3% in 2021 to 10.1% in 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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