PBGH in the News
Cap on drug price hikes for privately insured sparks battle
Workers and families with private health insurance would reap savings on prescription drugs from a little-noticed provision in President Joe Biden’s sweeping social agenda bill. It’s meant to break the cycle of annual price increases for widely used medicines.
Employers Eye Shifting Health Care Needs During Pandemic
Health care costs rise every year, but the nation’s biggest employers still see insurance coverage as an important benefit to provide.
New bill aims to clamp down on hospital anti-competition tactics like ‘all-or-nothing’ contracts
New bipartisan legislation aims to outlaw several practices employed by hospitals critics say harm competition, including requirements for payers to contract with affiliated providers.
Mark Cuban-Owned Company Launches Pharmacy-Benefit Manager
A pair of new companies are being launched to tackle high drug costs, the latest sign of employer frustration with the middlemen, known as PBMs, whose job it is to keep down the spending.
Employers, payers seek transparent pharmacy benefit models
More employers and health care payers are carving out their pharmacy benefit management as they seek more transparency.
Payers, providers clash over telehealth reimbursement as Congress mulls changes
As members of Congress decide how to expand access to telehealth after the pandemic, one of the biggest questions has centered around how much Medicare providers should be paid for virtual care.
Building back better requires strengthening primary care
Many on the frontlines are not just tired but are also in precarious financial straits and lack the resources to “build back better.”
Drugmakers prepare for the unusual: A defeat in Washington
Democrats’ next big bill could include drug price negotiations and other industry curbs. Pharma may not be able to fight it off this time.
How COVID-19 Transformed the Telehealth Industry
Under unprecedented economic pressures due to the pandemic large employers are looking for new ways to buy the best quality health care for their employees.
Congressional Democrats Gear Up for Public Option Debate in Next Legislative Package
“I have no doubt that it’s going to be a pretty epic fight.”
