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 >
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 >
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 >
Incentives for buying EVs, renewable energy production and domestic manufacturing look particularly good for Arkansas businesses. read more >
The justices ruled unanimously that the federal government improperly lowered drug reimbursement payments to hospitals and clinics that serve low-income communities. read more >
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 >
The move comes as legislation to authorize Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices remains stuck in the Senate. read more >
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 >
One major missing element: New sources of federal financing to pay for it. read more >
A proposed Medicare rule change should reinforce Arkansas pharmacies in their continuing fight with pharmacy benefit managers over fees. read more >
Businesses still need to be mindful of state and federal regulations. read more >
The Biden administration hopes that by easing access to testing, it can help slow the spread of the virus. read more >
The directive comes after drugmaker Biogen slashed the price of the medication. read more >
Justices began hearing oral arguments Friday. read more >
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 >
The court order said that the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid had no clear authority from Congress to enact the mandate. read more >
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 >
Democrats are aiming to get the bill to Biden's desk by Christmas. read more >
The COVID-19 pandemic stands as a crucible and a pivot point for Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield as its northwest Arkansas crew settles into a new $40 million, 81,000-SF corporate center. read more >
Like patients, Arkansas pharmacists have had their sleeves rolled up. read more >
