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McKnight’s LTC News
PBMs have come under increasing scrutiny since the president’s economic advisory council issued a February report that highlighted their dominance in senior healthcare settings…Read More.

McKnight’s LTC News
Medicare Advantage plans will receive a 3.4% uptick in federal payments in 2019. That’s nearly 90% more than the 1.84% increase proposed in February…Read More.

McKnight’s LTC News
Medicare Advantage plans will get 3.4% more in federal payments next year, while beneficiaries can hope for drug prices to decline…Read More.

McKnight’s Senior Living
Few industries are more a reflection of the constituents it serves than senior living. And keeping pace with its evolution is a head-spinning exercise…Read More.

McKnight’s
A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation Tuesday that would set a three-day initial prescribing limit on opioids for acute pain and increase recovery services and availability for addicts…Read More.

McKnight’s
Over just the past few years, the nation’s three largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) – CVS Caremark, Express Scripts and Optum Rx – have come to control more than 80% of prescriptions dispensed in America…Read more.

Morning Consult
From the standpoint of the widening national debate on drug pricing issues, 2017 was a watershed year…Read more.

January 16, 2018 Via Electronic Submission The Honorable Seema Verma, M.P.H. Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attn: CMS-4182-P 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244 Dear Administrator Verma: The Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the proposed rule entitled “Medicare Program: Contract Year […]

Morning Consult
Draining the “Washington Swamp” is a staple of today’s political and campaign discourse. But there also exists a health policy “swamp” brought to light at the recent Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing regarding the prescription drug distribution chain…Read More.