Items by By BRUCE JAPSEN
NYT > Health
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Direct Primary Care Providers Lower Cost of Concierge Services
Posted: May 23rd, 2012, 3:20pm EDT by By BRUCE JAPSEN
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Direct primary care providers, which were once most associated with concierge health services for the rich, are reaching out to small businesses and the working class.
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With Small-Picture Approach, A.C.O.’s Gain in Health Care
Posted: March 14th, 2012, 3:20pm EDT by By BRUCE JAPSEN
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Accountable care organizations, a new kind of health care practice, are gaining momentum in part because of the Affordable Care Act signed into law two years ago.
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Prescriptions Blog: Drug Costs Pose Smaller Financial Burden Amid Generic Boom
Posted: February 8th, 2012, 4:00pm EST by By BRUCE JAPSEN
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Americans are using more prescription drugs, but the financial burden of those drugs on families is falling, according to a new study. A big reason is the rise of generics.
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Prescriptions Blog: Drug Makers Dial Down TV Advertising
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 7:01pm EST by By BRUCE JAPSEN
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Pharmaceutical companies have cut spending on television advertising by 20 percent over the last five years, according to a Nielsen study. Analysts expect drug advertising to continue to fall as more brand-name drugs face generic competition.
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Prescriptions Blog: Despite Generic Rivals, Branded Drugs Still Sell Well
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 4:36pm EST by By BRUCE JAPSEN
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Drug companies are finding lucrative foreign markets for their brand-name drugs after patents expire in the United States and unleash generic competition.
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Walgreen Stands Firm on Decision to End Express Scripts Deal
Posted: January 12th, 2012, 1:40am EST by By BRUCE JAPSEN
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Gregory Wasson, the drugstore chain’s chief, said it would take an earnings loss rather than accept Express Scripts’ proposal to pay below-average rates to the company.
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Prescriptions Blog: More Health Clinics Pop Up Inside Retailers
Posted: January 9th, 2012, 6:00pm EST by By BRUCE JAPSEN
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The number of medical clinics inside retail stores is expected to boom, in part because of incentives under the new federal health care law. Chains like Safeway and Walmart already have big expansion plans.
NYT > Business
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Business Briefing | Company News: Walgreen Begins to Offer a Special Prescription Plan
Posted: December 31st, 2011, 1:00am EST by By BRUCE JAPSEN
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Walgreen is introducing a national plan it hopes will minimize customer disruption from its contract battle over payments with its pharmacy benefits manager, Express Scripts.
NYT > Health
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Prescriptions Blog: Walgreen Girds for Fight Over Pharmacy Customers
Posted: December 30th, 2011, 1:19pm EST by By BRUCE JAPSEN
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Walgreen to introduce a national plan it hopes will minimize customer disruption from its contract battle with its pharmacy benefits manager, Express Scripts.
NYT > Business
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Walgreen Faces Loss of Millions of Pharmacy Customers
Posted: December 22nd, 2011, 1:10am EST by By BRUCE JAPSEN
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Walgreen, in a payment battle with Express Scripts, said it had failed to get most of its customers who use Express Scripts to switch to another benefit manager.
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Walgreen Faces Loss of Millions of Pharmacy Customers
Posted: December 22nd, 2011, 1:10am EST by By BRUCE JAPSEN
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Walgreen, in a payment battle with Express Scripts, said it had failed to get most of its customers who use Express Scripts to switch to another benefit manager.
NYT > Health
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Walgreen Faces Loss of Millions of Pharmacy Customers
Posted: December 22nd, 2011, 1:10am EST by By BRUCE JAPSEN
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Walgreen, in a payment battle with Express Scripts, said it had failed to get most of its customers who use Express Scripts to switch to another benefit manager.
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Walgreen Faces Loss of Millions of Pharmacy Customers
Posted: December 22nd, 2011, 1:10am EST by By BRUCE JAPSEN
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Walgreen, in a payment battle with Express Scripts, said it had failed to get most of its customers who use Express Scripts to switch to another benefit manager.
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Prescriptions Blog: Final Rules Set for Insurers on Spending Ratios
Posted: December 12th, 2011, 1:32pm EST by By BRUCE JAPSEN
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The industry did not get an exemption for brokers' fees under the regulations for how much of a customer's premium must be spent on medical care.
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Prescriptions Blog: Labor Department Seeks Tougher Rules on 'Multiple-Employer' Plans
Posted: December 5th, 2011, 11:48am EST by By BRUCE JAPSEN
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The federal agency says it wants more authority to crack down on insurance plans that take advantage of small businesses and their employees.
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Prescriptions Blog: States Receive Health Care Grants
Posted: November 29th, 2011, 5:45pm EST by By BRUCE JAPSEN
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The Department of Health and Human Services issued the funds as part of the planning to set up exchanges for health insurance coverage.
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Prescriptions Blog: Young Adults' Coverage May Cost Parents Even More
Posted: November 23rd, 2011, 7:00am EST by By BRUCE JAPSEN
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Some employers are charging "per participant" now that adults up to age 26 can be carried on their families' plans.
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Prescriptions Blog: F.D.A. Is Urged to Issue More Alerts About Drug Risks
Posted: November 15th, 2011, 12:04pm EST by By BRUCE JAPSEN
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Articles in a medical journal say the Food and Drug Administration needs to offer doctors and consumers more guidance about potentially dangerous prescriptions.
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Prescriptions Blog: Doctor Groups Seem Less Wary of Medicare Changes
Posted: November 7th, 2011, 7:01am EST by By BRUCE JAPSEN
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Regulations related to accountable care organizations include fewer benchmarks and provide upfront incentives for some groups.
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Prescriptions Blog: Study: Few Hospitals Qualify for Digital Funds
Posted: November 1st, 2011, 12:40pm EDT by By BRUCE JAPSEN
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About 10 percent of the nation's hospitals meet criteria that would enable them to qualify for extra payments under Medicare and Medicaid.
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Prescriptions Blog: Cholesterol Drug Sales Slip After Study
Posted: October 20th, 2011, 2:24pm EDT by By BRUCE JAPSEN
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In the third quarter, Abbott's Niaspan failed to show the double-digit sales increases that the drug had previously generated.
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Prescriptions Blog: Abbott Plans to Split Into Two Companies
Posted: October 19th, 2011, 5:54pm EDT by By BRUCE JAPSEN
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The company said it would divide into two publicly traded entities.
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Prescriptions Blog: Young Doctors Worry About Career Choices
Posted: October 6th, 2011, 5:26pm EDT by By BRUCE JAPSEN
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Education debts, changes under the health care law and the economy contribute to anxieties among new physicians.
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Prescriptions Blog: New Survey Projects Higher Employee Health Premiums
Posted: October 2nd, 2011, 8:25pm EDT by By BRUCE JAPSEN
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Another survey of major employers shows that workers may shoulder an even larger burden of health care premiums in 2012.
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Prescriptions Blog: Walgreen Warns Investors of Possible Loss
Posted: September 27th, 2011, 8:40pm EDT by By BRUCE JAPSEN
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The company said losses would amount to more than $3 billion.
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Prescriptions Blog: Illinois Halts Inquiries of Nonprofit Hospitals
Posted: September 26th, 2011, 1:08pm EDT by By BRUCE JAPSEN
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The state Revenue Department, acceding to a request from the governor, said it would refrain from challenging property tax exemptions for more hospitals until recommendations can be made.
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Prescriptions Blog: Hospira Ramps Up Competition on Biologic Drug
Posted: September 20th, 2011, 1:05pm EDT by By BRUCE JAPSEN
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The company announced a final-phase trial here in an effort to produce a rival to Amgen's brand-name drug.