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Pharmacy Membership Model May Result in Better Patient Care, Financial Feasibility

Drug Topics

APRIL 1, 2024

In comparison with the traditional volume-based pharmacy model, the membership model decreases financial barriers while increasing customer-pharmacist relationships.

Patient Care

HHS pressures UnitedHealth, payers on financial support for providers as cyberattack disruption continues

Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 11, 2024

The federal government is pressing UnitedHealth Group and other payers to provide financial relief to providers as they continue to feel the financial disruption caused by the Change Healthcare cyb | The federal government is pressing UnitedHealth Group and other payers to provide financial relief to providers as they continue to feel the financial (..)

Mitigating Financial Toxicity for Patients and Providers

Drug Topics

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Safiya Tisdell details the available assistance options designed to ease the financial burden associated with accessing care for both patients and providers.

Financial assistance for hearing aids

The Checkup by Singlecare

MAY 1, 2024

Financial assistance for hearing aids There are several ways to make hearing aids more affordable, including insurance coverage, nonprofit organizations, and discount programs. Financial assistance programs state by state Each state is different in terms of financial assistance.

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In their own words: Financial barriers exacerbate access challenges for insured Americans

PhRMA

DECEMBER 8, 2022

A survey of more than 5,000 Americans conducted with Ipsos found that 30% of insured Americans say they face a financial barrier to care, such as unaffordable out-of-pocket costs or a lack of savings to pay for emergency or unforeseen expenses.

Insurance

Five Common Financial Mistakes To Avoid As A Pharmacist

IDStewardship

JUNE 21, 2022

In this article a pharmacist with significant experience in the area of finance identifies and discusses five common financial mistakes to avoid as a pharmacist. . Co-Founder and CEO of Your Financial Pharmacist (YFP). While financial mistakes may seem inevitable, some do not have to be. Your Financial Pharmacist. “19

Navigating Ethical, Financial Considerations When Delivering Cancer Care

Drug Topics

APRIL 30, 2024

“I think in those situations where you can use the lower cost of the drug, you should, because it's going to help the overall societal perspective. That begins to break down, though, when that low-cost drug is the one that you're losing money on,” said Scott Soefje in a Q&A on balancing cost and margin at a site of care.

Despite sectorwide financial recovery, not all are hospitals are finding their footing

Fierce Healthcare

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Broadly speaking, the hospital sector is a much stronger state financially than it was in 2022 or even early 2023 amid industry reports of higher medians and margin improvements being shared by sev | A review of hospitals' 2023 operating numbers show 40% are still losing money going into 2024 and that high-performing hospitals are "effectively (..)

Hospitals

How Financialization Has Impacted the US Healthcare System

Pharmaceutical Commerce

JANUARY 19, 2024

Experts explore ways in which the financial sector refined the healthcare landscape, including its evolutions throughout the years.

Financial distress fueled more hospital M&A deals in 2023, report finds

Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 18, 2024

Hospitals’ immediate financial needs drove more than a quarter of the sector’s merger and acquisition activity through 2023, which also brought a higher overall number of unveiled transactions than | The portion of hospitals and health systems whose transactions followed dire financial situations was nearly double that of 2020, 2021 and 2022, Kaufman (..)

Hospitals

Change's temporary funding program 'not even a Band-Aid,' AHA president says, as White House reportedly mulls financial relief

Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 4, 2024

Change's temporary funding program 'not even a Band-Aid,' AHA president says, as White House reportedly mulls financial relief agliadkovskaya Mon, 03/04/2024 - 14:07

Rural providers optimistic about financial stability, plan to expand services, Wipfli survey finds

Fierce Healthcare

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Rural providers optimistic about financial stability, plan to expand services, Wipfli survey finds agliadkovskaya Mon, 02/05/2024 - 15:34

San Diego’s life sciences sector struggles for financial security

STAT

APRIL 30, 2024

LA JOLLA, Calif. — About a half century ago, a barren ocean bluff here started sprouting research institutions, turning a backwater Navy town into a much-envied icon of high-tech jobs and biomedical discoveries.

STAT+: For-profit health system’s Mass. hospitals teetering on the brink of financial disaster

STAT

MARCH 12, 2024

Steward Health Care’s Massachusetts hospitals are on the brink of financial disaster. But in many important ways, Steward’s troubles are just a symptom of a larger crisis engulfing the entire industry.

Hospitals

Walmart debuting financial literacy courses for associates, customers

Drug Store News

JULY 19, 2023

Walmart is partnering with Khan Academy as its founding sponsor in an effort to bring financial literacy courses to its associates, customers and communities.

MA governor orders Steward Health Care to disclose withheld financial documents, says it must exit state 'as soon as possible'

Fierce Healthcare

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

MA governor orders Steward Health Care to disclose withheld financial documents, says it must exit state 'as soon as possible' dmuoio Tue, 02/20/2024 - 16:37

Documentation

After transformation under new CEO, Leo Pharma touts innovation model and financial progress

Fierce Pharma

MARCH 12, 2024

Taking over as CEO for an aging company in dire financial straits and in need of a slimdown was a challenging assignment for Christophe Bourdon. Taking over as CEO for an aging company in dire financial straits and in need of a slimdown was a challenging assignment for Christophe Bourdon.

Independent Pharmacies Continue to Face Financial Hardships as the Clock Ticks on PBM Reform

Drug Topics

MARCH 7, 2024

As pharmacy benefit managers gain leverage to continue driving up drug prices, local pharmacies struggle to keep up and Congress has been called to act—but it might be too late

Independent Pharmacies

Kaiser Permanente discloses timeline, financial commitments for its VBC megadeal with Geisinger Health

Fierce Healthcare

MAY 16, 2023

Kaiser Permanente discloses timeline, financial commitments for its VBC megadeal with Geisinger Health dmuoio Tue, 05/16/2023 - 12:40

Cancer’s Financial Burden Being Felt Worldwide

Pharmaceutical Commerce

MARCH 14, 2024

This financial toxicity is quite prominent, but what can be done to remedy treatment costs?

Cancer patients endure an overlooked financial burden: hospital parking fees

STAT

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The charges are actually eating into their financial well-being, particularly for people who have cancer and have to make frequent visits to the hospital for treatments like radiation and chemotherapy. Read the rest…

Hospitals

Hospitals Chemotherapy

STAT+: Nine in 10 health care companies with financial stress are owned by private equity

STAT

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Almost 90% of the health care companies deemed to be under financial stress by a leading credit rating agency are owned by private equity , a stark indicator of the toll financial investors have taken on a vital sector.

Hospitals

STAT+: Ascension, Tufts fall short of financial targets in borrowing agreements

STAT

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Prominent health systems like Ascension and Tufts Medicine are falling short of financial targets set out in their borrowing agreements as they muddle through staff shortages and other challenges.

Hospitals

Opinion: The staggering financial burden of giving birth — even with insurance

STAT

JUNE 23, 2023

As primary care physicians, we frequently witness the effects of these financial burdens, particularly for our older or sicker patients with expensive medical conditions. Medical debt affects one in five adults in the U.S., with an average burden of more than $20,000 for each medical debtor.

Insurance

Despite recent sales growth, Mallinckrodt keeps financial options—including bankruptcy—on the table

Fierce Pharma

AUGUST 9, 2023

Despite a return to revenue growth in 2023’s second quarter, troubled Mallinckrodt continues to weigh its financial options, according to CEO Siggi Olafsson. Despite a return to revenue growth in 2023’s second quarter, troubled Mallinckrodt continues to weigh its financial options, according to CEO Siggi Olafsson.

STAT+: ‘Missed opportunities’: Why a U.K. government plan to disclose financial ties between pharma and docs may fall short

STAT

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The move came amid ongoing concern over financial ties between companies and health care professionals, an issue that has largely been left to trade groups to police. This could be financial interests between doctors and researchers and drug and device industries. Earlier this month, the U.K. This was a really big thing in the U.K.

PharmaVoice’s Crystal Ball: Perspectives on the financial future

PharmaVoice

JANUARY 9, 2024

Industry leaders predict what it will take for pharma to defeat its financial foes in 2024.

'Podnosis': Price transparency and Q1 financial trends

Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 6, 2023

This week on "Podnosis," you'll hear from Ge Bai, a Johns Hopkins health policy and economics researcher, who will chat about her work exploring healthcare prices. | 'Podnosis': Will price transparency move the needle on rising healthcare prices and Q1 financial trends

AHA: 94% of hospitals financially impacted by Change Healthcare's cyberattack

Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 15, 2024

Nearly every hospital is feeling the consequences of Change Healthcare’s cyberattack on their finances, patient care delivery, or both, according to reports from almost 1,000 hospitals compiled by | Almost 60% of surveyed hospitals reported at least $1 million of impacted revenues per day, and 74% said that the incident has had "direct" implications (..)

Hospitals

Hospitals Patient Care

'Financial distress' drove over a third of Q3 2023's health system transactions

Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Financial insecurity was the driving force behind more than a third of the hospital and health system transactions announced during the year’s third quarter, according to a report on recent merger | The past year's "extreme financial pressure" has led several hard-pressed providers to seek a deal, per a recent report.

Hospitals

Financial factors to support and challenge Pharma in 2024

European Pharmaceutical Review

JANUARY 2, 2024

The post Financial factors to support and challenge Pharma in 2024 appeared first on European Pharmaceutical Review. Lastly, according to the research, two other emerging industry trends in the biopharmaceutical industry are immuno-oncology drug development and real-world evidence (RWE).

Merck KGaA Financially Commits $322 Million Toward Research Center

Pharmaceutical Commerce

APRIL 30, 2024

The complex will research solutions for manufacturing antibodies, mRNA applications, and more.

Understanding the Foundations of Pharmacy Financial Health

Drug Topics

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Pharmacy schools specialize in training students as experts in patient care—not as expert business owners.

Patient Care

Nevada officials question how Friday Health Plans reported its financial status

Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 8, 2023

Nevada placed troubled insurtech Friday Health Plans into receivership last week amid questions about the health plans' financial stability and capital surplus reports.

Insurance

STAT+: FDA removes neurologist with financial ties to Eisai and Biogen from Alzheimer’s advisory panel

STAT

JUNE 5, 2023

The Food and Drug Administration has removed a neurologist with financial ties to Biogen and Eisai — which jointly develop and market a pair of controversial Alzheimer’s drugs — from an upcoming advisory panel meeting to review one of those treatments.

FDA

JPM23: Ascension Health details $2.5B economic recovery plan to rebound from financial, operational headwinds

Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 10, 2023

economic recovery plan to rebound from financial, operational headwinds. JPM23: Ascension Health details $2.5B Wed, 01/11/2023 - 00:06.

Increasing financial compensation could drive more diverse clinical trial participation, study says

Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 4, 2023

Increasing financial compensation could drive more diverse clinical trial participation, study says. Wed, 01/04/2023 - 15:15.

Medical groups close Q3 in tough financial position with expenses outpacing patient volumes

Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Medical groups close Q3 in tough financial position with expenses outpacing patient volumes. Tue, 11/08/2022 - 10:38.

Industry Voices—Key to rural hospital survival: Sustainable solutions for patient financial engagement

Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 24, 2023

Industry Voices—Key to rural hospital survival: Sustainable solutions for patient financial engagement hlandi Tue, 01/24/2023 - 09:47

Hospitals

AHA: Drugmaker 340B restrictions are harming safety net hospitals financially

Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

AHA: Drugmaker 340B restrictions are harming safety net hospitals financially. Mon, 11/14/2022 - 16:42.

Hospitals

STAT+: Clovis Oncology warns of likely bankruptcy filing following years of scandal and financial losses

STAT

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Clovis Oncology, a maker of cancer drugs, warned Wednesday that it will likely file for bankruptcy protection due to dwindling sales of its sole product, mounting financial losses, and a crushing debt load.

STAT+: A for-profit health system’s financial issues could plunge overburdened hospitals into crisis

STAT

JANUARY 23, 2024

Steward Health Care, a for-profit health system that serves thousands of patients in Eastern Massachusetts, is in such grave financial distress that it may be unable to continue operating some facilities, according to public records and people with knowledge of the situation.

Hospitals

Hospitals Insurance

Industry Voices—Financial reserves are critical to fulfill not-for-profit hospitals' missions of caring for all in their communities

Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 21, 2023

Industry Voices—Financial reserves are critical to fulfill not-for-profit hospitals' missions of caring for all in their communities hlandi Fri, 04/21/2023 - 06:54

Hospitals

Study: Financial Incentives Increases PrEP Initiation, Adherence for HIV

Pharmacy Times

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Applying novel and effective behavioral economics for pre-exposure prophylaxis dissemination programs could help to tailor the programs to the populations and settings of high HIV burden areas.

Pharmacy Membership Model May Result in Better Patient Care, Financial Feasibility

HHS pressures UnitedHealth, payers on financial support for providers as cyberattack disruption continues

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Mitigating Financial Toxicity for Patients and Providers

Financial assistance for hearing aids

In their own words: Financial barriers exacerbate access challenges for insured Americans

Five Common Financial Mistakes To Avoid As A Pharmacist

Navigating Ethical, Financial Considerations When Delivering Cancer Care

Despite sectorwide financial recovery, not all are hospitals are finding their footing

How Financialization Has Impacted the US Healthcare System

Financial distress fueled more hospital M&A deals in 2023, report finds

Change's temporary funding program 'not even a Band-Aid,' AHA president says, as White House reportedly mulls financial relief

Rural providers optimistic about financial stability, plan to expand services, Wipfli survey finds

San Diego’s life sciences sector struggles for financial security

STAT+: For-profit health system’s Mass. hospitals teetering on the brink of financial disaster

Walmart debuting financial literacy courses for associates, customers

MA governor orders Steward Health Care to disclose withheld financial documents, says it must exit state 'as soon as possible'

After transformation under new CEO, Leo Pharma touts innovation model and financial progress

Independent Pharmacies Continue to Face Financial Hardships as the Clock Ticks on PBM Reform

Kaiser Permanente discloses timeline, financial commitments for its VBC megadeal with Geisinger Health

Cancer’s Financial Burden Being Felt Worldwide

Cancer patients endure an overlooked financial burden: hospital parking fees

STAT+: Nine in 10 health care companies with financial stress are owned by private equity

STAT+: Ascension, Tufts fall short of financial targets in borrowing agreements

Opinion: The staggering financial burden of giving birth — even with insurance

Despite recent sales growth, Mallinckrodt keeps financial options—including bankruptcy—on the table

STAT+: ‘Missed opportunities’: Why a U.K. government plan to disclose financial ties between pharma and docs may fall short

PharmaVoice’s Crystal Ball: Perspectives on the financial future

'Podnosis': Price transparency and Q1 financial trends

AHA: 94% of hospitals financially impacted by Change Healthcare's cyberattack

'Financial distress' drove over a third of Q3 2023's health system transactions

Financial factors to support and challenge Pharma in 2024

Merck KGaA Financially Commits $322 Million Toward Research Center

Understanding the Foundations of Pharmacy Financial Health

Nevada officials question how Friday Health Plans reported its financial status

STAT+: FDA removes neurologist with financial ties to Eisai and Biogen from Alzheimer’s advisory panel

JPM23: Ascension Health details $2.5B economic recovery plan to rebound from financial, operational headwinds

Increasing financial compensation could drive more diverse clinical trial participation, study says

Medical groups close Q3 in tough financial position with expenses outpacing patient volumes

Industry Voices—Key to rural hospital survival: Sustainable solutions for patient financial engagement

AHA: Drugmaker 340B restrictions are harming safety net hospitals financially

STAT+: Clovis Oncology warns of likely bankruptcy filing following years of scandal and financial losses

STAT+: A for-profit health system’s financial issues could plunge overburdened hospitals into crisis

Industry Voices—Financial reserves are critical to fulfill not-for-profit hospitals' missions of caring for all in their communities

Study: Financial Incentives Increases PrEP Initiation, Adherence for HIV

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