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Prescription drug spending trends, specialty pharmacy costs, and their impact on health insurance pricing.

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D.C. appeals court sides with HHS in 340B drug discount program rebate challenge

Fierce Healthcare

Biotech industry leaders file brief backing FDA against ‘malicious’ mifepristone challenge

Fierce Healthcare

Cardinal Health to buy Strive Medical, AdaptHealth's diabetes health business for $360M

Fierce Healthcare

Novo sues Lilly, alleging ‘misleading’ advertising of obesity drugs

Healthcare Dive

The real economics of specialty pharmacy: What your specialty drug trend isn’t telling you

Healthcare Dive

Employers push health savings plans, nutritional counseling to avoid GLP-1 coverage for weight loss

Healthcare Dive

340B spending ballooned to $100B in 2025, federal data shows

Healthcare Dive

Cover Genius Raises $100M in Capital From Vista Credit Partners

Insurance Journal

Amazon Pharmacy partners with eNavvi to provide real-time medication pricing, delivery info to providers

Fierce Healthcare

340B drug purchases hit at least $100B in 2025, administrator reports

Fierce Healthcare

Judi Health rebrands PBM arm as Judi Rx, unveils Judi Care unit

Fierce Healthcare

FTC, CVS unveil settlement in ongoing insulin pricing case

Fierce Healthcare

CVS Caremark reaches settlement with FTC over insulin suit

Healthcare Dive

Cell and Gene Therapy Costs Remain Rare for Employers, but Utilization Shifts Are Coming

Risk & Insurance

CVS' Omnicare unit agrees to $440M settlement with DOJ in ongoing fraud case

Fierce Healthcare

Health tech startup Forus inks partnership with GI medical society to improve medication access

Fierce Healthcare

Texas Lawmakers Continue Push to Ban TCH Products

Insurance Journal

Tampa General Hospital sues Eli Lilly over pulled 340B discounts

Fierce Healthcare

Independent pharmacies hit Prime Therapeutics with antitrust suit over alleged price fixing

Fierce Healthcare

Copay Assistance Is Meant To Defray Patient Drug Costs. Some Insurers Keep It Instead.

KFF Health News

CMS' 2027 outpatient pay proposal brings 340B, site-neutral changes, to hospitals' dismay

Fierce Healthcare

Medicare slashes 340B payments, broadens site-neutral policies in proposed 2027 payment rule

Healthcare Dive

A Mom Said Infant Formula Killed Her Baby. The Manufacturer Didn’t Tell the FDA.

KFF Health News

Startup Queue lands $12.6M to launch autonomous robotic pharmacy kiosks

Fierce Healthcare

Court dismisses PBMs’ lawsuit against FTC following insulin settlements

Healthcare Dive

Evernorth unveils new AI-powered specialty pharmacy program, Pharmacy Forward

Fierce Healthcare

Top FDA gene and cell therapy regulator to step down

Healthcare Dive

How payers, drugmakers can collaborate to drive more outcomes-based contracts

Fierce Healthcare

Nearly Four Million Medicare Beneficiaries Could Be Eligible for the Temporary Medicare GLP-1 Bridge Program Covering These Drugs for Weight Loss

KFF

Nearly Four Million Medicare Beneficiaries Met the Eligibility Criteria in 2023 for the Medicare GLP-1 Bridge

KFF
Featured Analysis

Healthcare Cost Trends 2026: What Actuaries Need to Know About the Forces Reshaping Medical Spending

Medical 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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