Review Finds 20% of NWA Medicare Dollars Leaves Region
The analysis by the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement provides more evidence that health services in northwest Arkansas have been strained by recent demand. read more >
Enrollment Gains Boost UnitedHealth in Q4
Overall, the company said Friday that its profit soared 17% to $4.76 billion in the final quarter of 2022. read more >
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Medicare Enrollees Warned About Deceptive Marketing Schemes
Staff at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are on the trail. They are secretly shopping for plans by calling the numbers linked to some online, TV and newspaper ads placed by these marketing firms, according to an agency memo sent to insurers last month. read more >
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Biden Pushing Lower Prescription Drug Costs in Midterm Press
Despite the president's efforts, inflation is rising, and Republicans are capitalizing on higher prices, seeing openings in California and elsewhere to potentially pick up U.S. House seats. read more >
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EXPLAINER: Lower Prescription Prices to Take Time Under New Law
The bill mostly helps the roughly 49 million people who sign up for Medicare's drug coverage. But many will be left out from direct savings after lawmakers stripped cost-savings measures for a majority of those covered by private health insurance. read more >
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A Big Deal for Energy, Tinged Green All Over
Incentives for buying EVs, renewable energy production and domestic manufacturing look particularly good for Arkansas businesses. read more >
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High Court Rules Against Government on Drug Reimbursement
The justices ruled unanimously that the federal government improperly lowered drug reimbursement payments to hospitals and clinics that serve low-income communities. read more >
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Drug Industry Challenges Arkansas Law
Community Health Centers of Arkansas fears its members’ budgets would lose a total of $1 million annually if a drug industry’s lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a state law succeeds. read more >
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Medicare Weighs Premium Cut After Limiting Alzheimer’s Drug
The move comes as legislation to authorize Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices remains stuck in the Senate. read more >
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Arkansas Health Network Saved Members $16.8M in 2020
Arkansas Health Network of Little Rock continued its growth during the pandemic and saved its members $16.8 million in 2020, the latest figures available. read more >
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Biden to Launch Ambitious Overhaul of Nursing Home Quality
One major missing element: New sources of federal financing to pay for it. read more >
Pharmacies Continue Fight Against PBMs
A proposed Medicare rule change should reinforce Arkansas pharmacies in their continuing fight with pharmacy benefit managers over fees. read more >
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Employment Lawyers Give Advice After SCOTUS Blocks Vaccine Mandate
Businesses still need to be mindful of state and federal regulations. read more >
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Home COVID Tests to be Covered by Insurers Starting Saturday
The Biden administration hopes that by easing access to testing, it can help slow the spread of the virus. read more >
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Medicare Told to Reassess Premium Hike for Alzheimer’s Drug
The directive comes after drugmaker Biogen slashed the price of the medication. read more >
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Supreme Court Weighs Vaccine Rules Affecting 80 Million Workers
Justices began hearing oral arguments Friday. read more >
EXPLAINER: Must Employers Follow Biden’s Vaccine Mandates?
Tens of millions of workers across the U.S. are in limbo as federal courts have issued different rulings related to the mandate. read more >
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Biden Vaccine Rule for Health Workers Blocked in Arkansas, 9 Other States
The court order said that the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid had no clear authority from Congress to enact the mandate. read more >
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Arkansas Panel Delays Vote on Agencies’ Vaccine Requirements
The agencies say they need to follow a federal vaccine mandate to protect millions of dollars in funding, even though the mandate conflicts with state law. read more >
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What’s Inside Biden’s $1.85T Social and Climate Measure
Democrats are aiming to get the bill to Biden's desk by Christmas. read more >
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