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Researchers found that nearly 15 percent of seniors filled prescriptions for an opioid painkiller after leaving the hospital and of those, 42.5 percent had the order refilled later.
Patrick Kennedy, a former congressman from Rhode Island, and Newt Gingrich, who was once the House speaker, are advancing policies to combat this national crisis.
A study in Health Affairs finds Medicare Part D beneficiaries were charged copays averaging 10.5 times more for Crestor and Nexium than generic drugs would have cost them.
Commissioner says $37 billion deal would stifle market competition, raise health insurance rates and reduce access to care.
Employers and insurers are installing sophisticated kiosks in more workplaces so that workers can quickly consult a doctor offsite when they take ill at work.
Aetna to spend nearly $50 million on health initiatives, agrees to more rate review.
Commissioner Dave Jones says the deal would further reduce competition in the state’s health insurance market and harm consumers.
A Kaiser Family Foundation analysis forecasts rates could jump 10 percent next year in 14 major metro markets.
The average patient stay costs $4,000 more at Sutter and Dignity hospitals than at other California medical centers, study shows.
Insurance officials in California have received widespread complaints that the insurer has not paid rehab centers for months, as the company sifts claims for fraud.
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