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CMS seeks to close Medicare negotiation 'loophole"
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (55+ words) CMS seeks to close Medicare negotiation "loophole" Endpoints News CMS seeks to close Medicare ne'go'ti'a'tion 'loop'hole' CMS has pro'posed a pol'i'cy change that clar'i'fies its stance on how prod'ucts are grouped to'geth'er for Medicare ne'go'ti'a'tions. Un'der the In'fla'tion Re'duc'tion Act,…...
The seeming inevitability of rising healthcare costs
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (56+ words) Endpoints News The seem'ing in'evitabil'i'ty of ris'ing health'care costs We're get'ting our first signs of where health'care costs are head'ing next year. Ac'cord'ing to a sur'vey of ac'tu'ar'ies at 27 health plans cov'er'ing em'ploy'ers " Think we're worth reading - tell Google. Confirm…...
A different approach to lowering healthcare costs
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (50+ words) Endpoints News A dif'fer'ent ap'proach to low'er'ing health'care costs Last month, Gar'ner Health raised $100 mil'lion, vault'ing its val'u'a'tion to $2. 7 bil'lion. At first, this start'up sound'ed more like " Think we're worth reading - tell Google. Confirm Endpoints as a trusted biopharma news…...
Are health insurers out of the woods after a tough 2025?
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (53+ words) Endpoints News Are health in'sur'ers out of the woods af'ter a tough 2025? Last year, health in'sur'er af'ter health in'sur'er slashed or with'drew their prof'it out'looks af'ter be'ing " Think we're worth reading - tell Google. Confirm Endpoints as a trusted biopharma news…...
White House overtures to pharma on new pricing talks met with frosty reception
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (67+ words) Endpoints News White House over'tures to phar'ma on new pric'ing talks met with frosty re'cep'tion At'tempts by the White House to cur'ry in'dus'try sup'port for leg'is'la'tion that would cod'i'fy last year's vol'un'tary drug pric'ing deals are be'ing ig'nored by some…...
Exclusive: XO Health to expand its alternative health plan nationwide
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (61+ words) Endpoints News Ex'clu'sive: XO Health to ex'pand its al'ter'na'tive health plan na'tion'wide XO Health, a start'up of'fer'ing an al'ter'na'tive health plan, is gear'ing up to work with self-in'sured em'ploy'ers and plan ad'min'is'tra'tors na'tion'wide. The start'up is ex'pand'ing " Think we're worth…...
Top HHS official on Trump Rx: "The goal was not actually some massive reach
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (70+ words) Endpoints News Top HHS of'fi'cial on Trump Rx: "The goal was not ac'tu'al'ly some mas'sive reach The lead drug pric'ing ne'go'tia'tor at the White House said the over'ar'ch'ing goal of Trump Rx is to im'prove price trans'paren'cy, not to be…...