Insurance and Benefits
Current HR and Hiring Trends with Holley Little
Little is director of the Arkansas Society of Human Resource Management State Council. read more >
Drew Higginbotham Elected President of Big I Arkansas
He's the vice president of Smith & Co. Insurance of Forrest City. read more >
Merck Sues Federal Government, Calling Plan to Negotiate Medicare Drug Prices ‘Extortion’
The drugmaker is seeking to halt the program, which was laid out in the Inflation Reduction Act and is expected to save taxpayers billions of dollars in the coming years. read more >
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Medicaid Plans to Audit the Prices of Costliest Drugs
Under the proposal, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services would require as many as 10 drug makers every year to furnish the government with proprietary and non-proprietary information as evidence to support the price it charges states. read more >
by Associated Press -
Rate Impasse Could Push Conway Regional Out of Insurer’s Network
CEO Matt Troup said UnitedHealthcare is paying Conway Regional about 50% less than hospitals in the market for in-patient procedures “and on the outpatient side, it’s even more dramatic.” read more >
by Mark Friedman -