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Ohio to save $240M in Medicaid drug costs by running its own PBM
Posted on Friday, April 09, 2021Ohio officials expect consolidating the seven private pharmacy benefit managers that run its Medicaid managed-care system into a single, state-regulated PBM will save more than $240 million annually.

MACPAC approves recommendations on specialty drugs, behavioral health
Posted on Friday, April 09, 2021The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission wants Congress to cut federal spending on fast-tracked specialty drugs. It also wants HHS to provide states with more guidance and support to boost behavioral health.

Top R.I. state official will take over, review hospital agency
Posted on Friday, April 09, 2021Eleanor Slater Hospital has come under fire over a downsizing plan that critics say has led to the discharge of patients with few or no care alternatives.

No region in the world spared as virus cases, deaths surge
Posted on Friday, April 09, 2021Even the U.S., which is a vaccination leader globally, is seeing a small uptick in new cases, and the White House is sending federal help to Michigan to control the state's worst-in-the-nation transmission rate.

Healthcare data breaches
Posted on Friday, April 09, 2021March's 57 breaches marked a 37% increase from March of last year, and a 58% increase since January.