Labor Dept Demands PBM Payment Transparency Amid Legal Pushback
The Labor Department wants pharmacy benefit managers to disclose, for the first time, all the different ways they get paid. PBMs are warning this proposal is illegal. Supporters want the proposal to go further. The black box of Rx prices is at stake. https://t.co/FUAa9Evplw
Trump’s Anti‑insurer Rhetoric Masks Policies Boosting Profits
The Trump administration has voiced some tough rhetoric about health insurers. But almost every major decision from Trump officials has benefited insurers and their bottom lines. The new Medicare Advantage rule is the latest example. https://t.co/ziGzSwknqK https://t.co/N3ACGahj3C
Trump Admin Boosts Medicare Advantage Bonuses, Adds $18.6B Cost
NEW: Trump admin is making it easier for Medicare Advantage plans to grab bonus $$ from star ratings. It'll cost taxpayers $18.6B over the next decade (more than the $13.2B originally expected). Will MA plans continue to cry poor? https://t.co/LPJsvb1Kck
UnitedHealth Slashes Disclosed Subsidiaries, Undermining Transparency Claims
Last year, UnitedHealth Group disclosed 3,100 subsidiaries. This year? Just 10. The health care giant is paring back transparency right as its executives say they are embracing it. https://t.co/Wp1TYSUKTa
Vaccine Pioneer Warns: We’re Heading Downhill.
Stanley Plotkin, known as the “godfather of vaccines,” in an interview with @HelenBranswell: “All I can say is that I’m beginning to regret having lived so long — because we’re going downhill.” https://t.co/A2zcoP2Ghd
CMS Plans AI‑Driven Overhaul of Medicare Enrollment Process
NEW: The entire process of finding Medicare coverage may be influenced by artificial intelligence in the not-too-distant future. CMS wants to use AI tools for its "Medicare Experience Modernization" project — and there are lots of question marks. https://t.co/uSLFlAxViJ https://t.co/2bP3HnEDBx