Express Scripts, the pharmacy benefits management business of the Cigna Group’s Evernorth, will add three additional biosimilars to its National Preferred Formulary that it said will compete with Humira, the world’s top-selling pharmaceutical drug, in terms of competitive net costs. Humira treats inflammatory and pain conditions.

Shortages of prescription drugs can lead to higher drug prices and impact consumer’s ability to fill their prescriptions, but there are steps that can be taken to avoid these issues, according to a new report by the office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) and the

The American Hospital Association has written a letter to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) saying that the Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP), part of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA), doesn’t provide enough in annual funding. 

Providers can get ahead of the bill to better communicate payment options, say Sphere Chief Revenue Officer Ryne Natzke and Chief Product Officer John Welch.

Medicare Advantage and fee-for-service Medicare enrollees have some significant differences in the year prior to enrollment in Medicare at age 65, including differing demographic and socioeconomic characteristics – traits that should be afforded more attention by MA payers, according to a new white paper by Harvard Medical School and analytics outfit Inovalon.