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Insurance Coverage is Lagging in a Golden Age of Obesity Treatment

Drug Topics

Antiobesity medications are considered to be 'vanity drugs' by many private insurers, and the refusal to cover obesity treatment is counterproductive because of obesity's many health consequences.

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Addressing Misconceptions Around Opening A Medicare-Focused Insurance Agency

Drug Topics

Joe McKamey, general manager at Marcrom’s Pharmacy, highlights the potential pitfalls or misconceptions that pharmacies may encounter when opening a Medicare-focused insurance agency.

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Opening a Medicare-Focused Insurance Agency Offers Benefits to Independent Pharmacies

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Joe McKamey, general manager at Marcrom’s Pharmacy in Manchester, Tennessee, talks about why pharmacies should open their own Medicare-focused insurance agency and what steps and preparations they can take to ensure a successful launch and operation.

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In their own words: Insured Americans struggle to navigate complex coverage

PhRMA

A survey of more than 5,000 Americans conducted with Ipsos found that nearly 40% of insured Americans struggle to understand what their health insurance covers.

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Medicare-Focused Insurance Agency Could Benefit Independent Pharmacies

Drug Topics

A Q&A with Joe McKamey, general manager at Marcrom’s Pharmacy in Manchester, Tennessee.

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Key Trends: Patient experience data reveal how insurers and middlemen impose barriers in health care

PhRMA

The Patient Experience Survey (PES) series continues to reveal how health insurance is not working as it should for too many Americans — especially vulnerable groups.

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STAT+: CVS Health’s Aetna to abandon Affordable Care Act insurance marketplaces, again

STAT

The conglomerate set aside $448 million in the first quarter to cover medical claims from ACA members that won’t be covered by insurance premiums.  CVS expects to lose up to $400 million this year in its ACA plans.   Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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