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– Waltz Health, a digital health company developing smarter, technology-enabled ways to price, distribute and prescribe medications, today unveiled Waltz Connect, a new end-to-end solution that manages all aspects of a payer’s…
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Quantum Health, a healthcare navigation company, launched its new Premier Pharmacy navigation solution to help lower prescription drug costs for self-insured employers, the company announced Tuesday.
Dublin, Ohio-based Quantum Health offers navigation and care coordination…
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Rising healthcare costs are a major concern for employers in 2024 as they battle inflation, provider shortages and increasing drug costs. After raising $4.8 million in seed funding last week, one startup aims to…
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The healthcare landscape in 2024 presents some interesting challenges and opportunities, whether it’s in regards to generative AI or value-based care, according to executives at LRVHealth, a healthcare venture capital firm.
These executives shared five…
Walgreens and RxSense partner to unveil Rx Savings Finder, a digital platform aiding consumers in accessing discounted prescription drugs via third-party cards. Utilizing RxSense’s technology, this tool offers free coupons without subscription fees, combinable…
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Salt Lake City-based Select Health and its pharmacy benefits manager Scripius will be one of the first health plans in the U.S. to provide member access to Mark Cuban Cost…
GoodRx, a discount pricing company, announced Wednesday that it is partnering with pharmacy benefit manager MedImpact to launch an integrated savings solution to help lower drug costs for patients.
Santa Monica, California-based GoodRx helps consumers…
Constance Sjoquist, Senior Healthcare Analyst with RazorMetrics
Large employers report that the biggest threat to self-funding medical coverage is the increasingly high cost of pharmacy claims. In their annual Health Benefits Priorities survey, MBGH found…
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Hospitals’ pharmacy spending is projected to rise by 3.42% next year, according to a new report published by Vizient. Specialty drugs and neurology medications are the primary drivers of this increase in pharmacy expenses.
Vizient…
Mark Howell and Bharath Krishnamurthy of the AHA have criticized a recent report by America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) that claims that hospitals drive increasing specialty medicine pricing. They argue that the claims are…
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