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PA Lawmakers Pass Bill Regulating PBMs The Pennsylvania legislature passed a bill ( HB 1993 ) aimed at increasing oversight of pharmacy benefit managers. If signed by Gov. Josh Shapiro (D), the measure...
In a sign of the times, states have begun pursuing bills that require disclosure of the use of artificial intelligence. In March, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) signed SB 149 , making the state the first...
NY Enacts Social Media Protections for Minors New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed first-in-the-nation legislation ( SB 7694 ) prohibiting social media platforms from providing algorithmic feeds to...
CA to Make Changes to Labor Law Costing Employers Billions Business and labor groups in California have agreed on changes to the Private Attorney’s General Act, a landmark state law that has allowed...
PBMs Driving Up Prescription Drug Prices The three largest pharmacy benefit managers—CVS Health, Cigna and UnitedHealth Group—often “steer patients toward pricier drugs, charge steep...
Maryland’s Prescription Drug Affordability Board could soon impose price limits on up to eight drugs on state-run health insurance plans, including diabetes and weight loss medication Ozempic, ADHD medication Vyvance and asthma medication Dupixent. All of the drugs cost more than $100 a month or $30,000 a year, meeting the board’s definition of being cost prohibitive. (WYPR)
The percentage of physicians employed by hospitals and other corporate entities reached a new high of 77.6% this year, continuing its significant rise over the past decade, according to a new report commissioned by the Physicians Advocacy Institute. In 2012 the rate was 25.8%.
“Corporate entities are assuming control of physician practices and changing the face of medicine in the United States with little to no scrutiny from regulators,” Kelly Kenney, PAI’s CEO, said in a statement. (FIERCE HEALTHCARE)
The nonprofit group R.I.P. Medical Debt estimates it has eliminated over $11 billion of consumer medical debt with the support of philanthropists and city governments. But a study by a group of economists found that debt relief didn’t improve the credit scores or mental health of those whose bills were paid, or make them any less likely to forgo medical care than those whose bills weren’t paid. (NEW YORK TIMES)
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK
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