Author: Rylee Wilson

The National Community Pharmacists Association is skeptical new reimbursement policies from Express Scripts will amount to meaningful change for independent pharmacies. 

HumanaChoice received an estimated $27.3 million in overpayments in 2015 and 2016, according to an audit from HHS' Office of Inspector General. 

Aetna has reached a tentative contract agreement with the six University of California health systems, avoiding a split that would have affected thousands of patients, the Sacramento Bee reported April 22. 

UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty was paid $20.9 million in total compensation in 2022, according to regulatory filings published April 21. 

Drug manufacturers are lobbying for Medicare to cover the cost of expensive new drugs meant for treating obesity, The Wall Street Journal reported April 24. 

Molina Healthcare CEO Joseph Zubretsky received the largest compensation package among the most prominent payer CEOs in 2022, according to regulatory filings published with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 

Elevance Health is planning to expand its post-acute care management program, a move the company's leaders say will contribute to the payer's growth in 2023. 

Express Scripts, a pharmaceutical benefit manager owned by the Cigna Group, is increasing reimbursement rates for some independent pharmacies in rural areas. 

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America says CMS' guidance for Medicare drug price negotiation disadvantages manufacturers and will hurt innovation. 

Elevance Health, formerly known as Anthem, does not cover GLP-1 drugs prescribed only for weight loss, except in states that require coverage of the drugs by law.