August 15, 2019 - 15:13 — Elizabeth Wright
PBMs provide a valuable service in delivering drug benefits to beneficiaries.
August 12, 2019 - 14:53 — Elizabeth Wright
Free-market fiscal conservatives are scratching their heads.
August 7, 2019 - 08:59 — Deborah Collier
In 1982, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DOD) were charged by Congress to share patient information for servicemembers transitioning from DOD into the VA health care system. This transition process has been anything but seamless, with medical records being attached to gurneys each time a patient was moved, and hundreds of millions of dollars being wasted trying to develop an interoperable medical records system between the two departments.
July 31, 2019 - 15:27 — Elizabeth Wright
This morning, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) to review two potential ways to allow “safe” importation of certain drugs originally intended for foreign markets. No secretary of Health and Human Services or commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under a Republican or Democratic administration has ever confirmed that importing pharmaceuticals would keep Americans safe from da
July 30, 2019 - 17:34 — Elizabeth Wright
Bottom line: Sen. Harris’s plan is just another entry way to force government-run healthcare on everyone.
July 24, 2019 - 14:55 — Elizabeth Wright
For weeks, there was little information on what would be in the legislation since it was being discussed and written behind closed doors.
July 23, 2019 - 17:47 — Elizabeth Wright
A July 23, 2019 Inside Health Policy healthcare column discusses predictions made by Colorado and California state officials on the cost of their insurance premiums in 2020 due to actions they took to make the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), or Obamacare, more affordable. Colorado applied for a 1332 state innovation waiver that would allow them to set up a re
July 19, 2019 - 13:00 — Elizabeth Wright
It has been often said that in Washington, D.C. bad news comes out on a Friday afternoon and today, July 19, 2019, is no exception
July 15, 2019 - 17:29 — Elizabeth Wright
Today, former Vice President and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden offered his healthcare plan, the “Affordable Care Act 2.0.” It would keep and build on Obamacare and provide a public option or mechanism for people to buy into a government-run plan.
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