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Prescription drug spending trends, specialty pharmacy costs, and their impact on health insurance pricing.
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Health InsuranceJuly 9, 2026
CVS' Omnicare unit agrees to $440M settlement with DOJ in ongoing fraud case
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Health InsuranceJuly 9, 2026
Health tech startup Forus inks partnership with GI medical society to improve medication access
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Health InsuranceJuly 9, 2026
Tampa General Hospital sues Eli Lilly over pulled 340B discounts
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Health InsuranceJuly 7, 2026
Independent pharmacies hit Prime Therapeutics with antitrust suit over alleged price fixing
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Health InsuranceJuly 7, 2026
Copay Assistance Is Meant To Defray Patient Drug Costs. Some Insurers Keep It Instead.
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Health InsuranceJuly 6, 2026
CMS' 2027 outpatient pay proposal brings 340B, site-neutral changes, to hospitals' dismay
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Health InsuranceJuly 2, 2026
Medicare slashes 340B payments, broadens site-neutral policies in proposed 2027 payment rule
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Health InsuranceJuly 2, 2026
A Mom Said Infant Formula Killed Her Baby. The Manufacturer Didn’t Tell the FDA.
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AI & TechnologyJuly 2, 2026
Startup Queue lands $12.6M to launch autonomous robotic pharmacy kiosks
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Health InsuranceJuly 1, 2026
Court dismisses PBMs’ lawsuit against FTC following insulin settlements
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AI & TechnologyJuly 1, 2026
Evernorth unveils new AI-powered specialty pharmacy program, Pharmacy Forward
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Health InsuranceJune 29, 2026
How payers, drugmakers can collaborate to drive more outcomes-based contracts
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Health InsuranceJune 29, 2026
Nearly Four Million Medicare Beneficiaries Could Be Eligible for the Temporary Medicare GLP-1 Bridge Program Covering These Drugs for Weight Loss
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Health InsuranceJune 29, 2026
Nearly Four Million Medicare Beneficiaries Met the Eligibility Criteria in 2023 for the Medicare GLP-1 Bridge
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Health InsuranceJune 29, 2026
She Struggled To Get a Lifesaving Drug Even After Insurers Vowed To Help
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Health InsuranceJune 26, 2026
As PBM industry shifts, LucyRx and Abarca Health merge to build scale
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Health InsuranceJune 26, 2026
Trouble Getting Weight Loss Drugs Covered by Insurance? Here’s What To Know
KFF Health News
Health InsuranceJune 26, 2026
With Medicare's GLP-1 'bridge' coming soon, Walmart expands weight management supports for consumers
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Health InsuranceJune 26, 2026
Cassidy's new plan to overhaul 340B: Rebates, contract pharmacy limits and more changes
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Health InsuranceJune 25, 2026
First Stop Health expands weight management program, shares first-year results
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Health InsuranceJune 25, 2026
Pfizer Dismissed From States’ Drug Price-Fixing Lawsuit
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Health InsuranceJune 25, 2026
Florida AG to probe CVS for anticompetitive pharmacy practices
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Health InsuranceJune 24, 2026
Florida launches probe into CVS for alleged anticompetitive pharmacy practices
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Health InsuranceJune 23, 2026
Pharmaceutical Trade Group Files Lawsuits to Block State Laws on PBMs
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Health InsuranceJune 23, 2026
HHS, responding to China’s rise, moves to fast-track early drug research
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Health InsuranceJune 22, 2026
PCMA Sues to Block Illinois, Tennessee PBM Laws, Citing ERISA Preemption
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Health InsuranceJune 22, 2026
Hospitals irate after Eli Lilly follows through on 340B ultimatum
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Healthcare Cost Trends 2026: What Actuaries Need to Know About the Forces Reshaping Medical Spending
February 21, 2026Medical cost trends at 8.5–9.5%, GLP-1 drug costs reshaping pharmacy spend, behavioral health surges, oncology spending acceleration, and actuarial implications for pricing, reserving, and employer plan design.
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