A U.S. District Court case highlights concerns over the high costs of specialty drugs such as Kalydeco, which treats some cystic fibrosis patients at an approximate annual cost of $300,000. read more >

Nina Castaldi, Sandy Ross, Nikki Pfleger and LaTonja Hill are members of Relyance Bank of Pine Bluff’s new Little Rock team. read more >

The Arkansas Insurance Department granted final approval for CollabHealth, a wholly owned subsidiary of CHI, to acquire QualChoice Holdings, the parent company of QCA Health Plan Inc., and QualChoice Life and Health Insurance Co. Inc. read more >

You may recall that back in January it was reported that Catholic Health Initiatives of Denver, the parent company of St. Vincent Health System of Little Rock, was in talks to buy some or all of QualChoice of Little Rock. read more >

Catholic Health Initiatives of Denver, the parent company of St. Vincent Health System of Little Rock, is in talks to buy some or all of QualChoice of Little Rock. read more >

QualChoice of Little Rock will begin offering dental, vision and short-term gap health insurance this spring, which is one of several changes it’s making in response to national health care reform. read more >