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Will the “Big, Beautiful Bill” Accelerate the Direct Buy and Direct Pay Marketplace?

Pharmacy Times

Million People to Lose the Most Generous Category of Prescription Benefit(s) Medicaid provides arguably the most generous prescription benefit of any category or type of insurance to the most fiscally vulnerable population(s). Image credit: goodmanphoto | stock.adobe.com An Estimated 11.8 2 Another 5.1

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What states use Ozempic the most?

The Checkup by Singlecare

Ozempic became one of the most talked about drugs in 2023. Jimmy Kimmel joked about it in his monologue at the 2023 Oscars. Prescriptions for Ozempic and other glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) medications—like Mounjaro , Trulicity , and Rybelsus —skyrocketed at the end of 2022 and into 2023. Where is Ozempic most popular?

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Is Mounjaro covered by Medicaid?

The Checkup by Singlecare

At first glance, Mounjaro might look pretty pricey, but its out-of-pocket costs can vary drastically based on insurance coverage, discounts, pharmacy location, and more. Without help from a health insurance plan, Medicare Part D, or Medicaid, the drug’s list price is $1,069.08 per 30-day supply (a pack of four pens).

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How Pharmacists Can Use Artificial Intelligence To Advance Their Practice: Insights From ChatGPT

IDStewardship

BCPS, BCIDP Article Posted 7 June 2023 With the exception of the questions in bold, this entire text was written by ChatGPT. Streamlined Prescription Filling : AI systems can automate prescription filling processes by extracting relevant information from electronic prescriptions, verifying insurance coverage, and generating labels.

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Prescribing Red Flags and Suspicious Controlled Substance Orders: Current Cautionary Tales

The FDA Law Blog

11, 2023 ( DOJ Press Release ). 6, 2023 ( DOJ Press Release ). District Court for the Western District of Texas imposed a $275,000 civil penalty on Zarzamora Healthcare LLC, in San Antonio, and its pharmacist-owner. Several weeks later, also based on ability to pay, the U.S.

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Using My Medical Advocate Skills To Detect And Eliminate Errors With My Girlfriend’s Prescription

The Happy PharmD

But most pharmacies should be able to obtain it in a day or two if they need to fill a patient’s prescription especially since my girlfriend was a regular customer of this pharmacy. She has all her prescriptions filled at one particular pharmacy. She had it filled at another pharmacy. Excuse me?”

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Three 340B Predictions for the New Year

Omnicell

The 340B provider community will want to get this resolved quickly since a Congress that is perceived to be less friendly is likely to be in power in January 2023. 4390 address discriminatory practices by the insurance industry, but provides a solution to the duplicate discount problem.