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- Free prescription drugs boost usage, cut costs; Program targeting chronic conditions improves health.(News)
- Byline: JOANNE WOJCIK WASHINGTON-A major U.S. hospitality industry employer has found that giving free prescription drugs to certain employees who have chronic but manageable health conditions can save money as well as improve health care outcomes Byline: JOANNE WOJCIK WASHINGTON-A...
- Research articles 2007-03-26
- Managed plans easing pain of drug costs.
- With prescription benefits paid by Ohio employers exceeding $1.6 billion annually, many companies are exploring options for reducing costs in that area of their health care packages. "Prescription costs have risen probably more than any other comWith prescription benefits paid by Ohio employers exceeding $1.6 ...
- Research articles 1996-06-03
- Employers, health plans trying various remedies for soaring drug costs.(News)
- Byline: ROBERTO CENICEROS Employers, health plans and pharmaceutical benefit managers are all implementing a variety of measures to help hold down escalating prescription drug expenses. Their efforts-including benefit design changes, co-payment Byline: ROBERTO CENICEROS Employers, health plans...
- Research articles 2003-06-30
- Towers Perrin warns employers to avoid short-term Rx solutions. (Focus Health Care).(Brief Article)
- Prescription drugs were once considered a small piece of overall health care costs -- not any more. With annual increases ranging between 10 percent and 20 percent over the past few years, prescription drugs are now viewed as a major contributing fac Prescription drugs were once...
- Research articles 2002-06-10
- Drug benefit plans allowing HSA users access to discounts on prescriptions.(health saving accounts)
- Byline: GLORIA GONZALEZ Insurers and prescription benefit managers are developing pharmacy benefit plans designed to help members of consumer-driven health care plans better manage their prescription drug costs. CDHP members are being allowed to Byline: GLORIA GONZALEZ Insurers...
- Research articles 2006-08-14
- Soaring drug costs spur benefit changes; 2004 Annual Employee Healthcare Conference.
- Byline: GLORIA GONZALEZ NEW YORK-The rising cost of prescription drugs has forced employers to implement a variety of cost-control strategies. Benefit managers described their efforts to overhaul their prescription drug programs at the 2004 Annu Byline: GLORIA GONZALEZ ...
- Research articles 2004-02-09
- Drug Reimportation Law Reversal Sought.(Brief Article)
- A BIPARTISAN group of lawmakers is asking the White House to reverse a decision made by former Health and Human Services HHS Secretary Donna Shalala and implement a law passed by Congress last year allowing the reimportation of US made prescripti A BIPARTISAN group...
- Research articles 2001-02-12
- Drug import debate intensifies; FDA, drug makers fight efforts to ease access to lower-cost drugs.(News)
- Byline: JOANNE WOJCIK Employers are guardedly watching efforts by state and local governments to import prescription drugs from Canada that, because of government price controls, cost significantly less than those sold in the United States. But Byline: JOANNE WOJCIK ...
- Research articles 2003-11-10
- Economic & Business Focus: Retiree Health Plans
- Recent Medicare legislation in the U.S. may force many companies to cancel prescription drug coverage for their retirees. Senior Finance Executives SFE must begin to address the potential impact of the new law on the retiree health plans and should decide upon the prescription drug provisions. The paper outlines the...
- White papers 2004-03-01
- Managing the Intricate Web of Prescription Drugs
- Prescription drug costs are the fastest rising component of health care and are contributing to the dramatic increase in health care costs. Emergence of generic drugs, employer recognition, and increased consumer knowledge are already forcing enormous change on the industry. This article explains the factors affecting the current financial pressure...
- White papers 2002-12-26
- Retiree Health Benefits: Options for Employment-Based Prescription Drug Benefits Under the Medicare Modernization Act
- The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 MMA created a prescription drug benefit for beneficiaries, called Medicare part D, beginning in January 2006. The paper determines the trends in employment-based retiree health coverage prior to the MMA and which MMA prescription drug options plan sponsors said they...
- White papers 2005-02-01
- Prescription Drugs: Price Trends for Frequently Used Brand and Generic Drugs From 2000 Through 2004
- Prescription drug spending has been the fastest growing segment of national health expenditures. As the federal government assumes greater financial responsibility for prescription drug expenditures with the introduction of Medicare part D, federal policymakers are increasingly concerned about prescription drug prices. The report examines the change in retail prices and...
- White papers 2005-08-01
- Our Money and Our Lives: Medications and Health Policy
- With annual spending for prescription drugs escalating dramatically and with the percentage of elderly people also increasing, this paper provides a useful guide to the complexities of prescription drug development, testing, approval, coverage, and surveillance which is well timed. It brings considerable skills of the clinician and epidemiological researcher to...
- White papers 2005-08-01
- Walmart Keeps Pushing Healthcare Initiatives, No Matter What Retail Thinks
- When it takes on an issue, Walmart does so in a fully realized manner and inevitably incorporates it into retail operations, so it’s not surprising that the company brought up the healthcare debate currently centered on the United States Congress in announcing an expansion of its low-cost prescription drug programs....
- Blog posts 2009-09-17
- A cross country prescription; Startup firm helps bring clients cheaper meds from Canada.(Health Care: No Borders USA Inc. is the startup)(Company Profile)
- Byline: RUTHANN ROBINSON A new Westlake company is building a business around helping Americans save money on prescription medications purchased via the Internet from Canada. No Borders USA Inc. went online Sept. 1 and since then has handled ab Byline:...
- Research articles 2002-10-14
- Foreign drugs pose health risks, HHS report says.(News)(Health and Human Services)
- Byline: RUPAL PAREKH WASHINGTON-A long-awaited federal report has reignited the debate on prescription drug reimportation, contending that drugs from abroad now pose significant health risks, while a safer U.S. government-regulated importation pro Byline: RUPAL PAREKH WASHINGTON-A long-awaited federal report has...
- Research articles 2005-01-03
- Statement by Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Chairman and President, The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University and Former U.S. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, on the Death of Heath Ledger of an Accidental Overdose of
- The following is a statement by Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Chairman and President of The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University: "The tragic death of Heath Ledger as a result of the abuse of controlled prescription drugs is sadly a story too familiar to many American...
- Research articles 2008-02-06
- Five new prescription drugs are nearing approval from the FDA.(HEALTH)
- Five new prescription drugs are nearing approval from the FDA. All are potential blockbusters, helping drug firms replace profits lost because of expired patents on Zocor, Ambien and other popular drugs. Five new prescription drugs are nearing approval from the FDA. All are potential...
- Research articles 2007-05-04
Additional Resources
- Lisa Zeitel.(Mercer Health and Benefits L.L.C)(Brief article)
- Lisa Zeitel Senior Consultant Mercer Health & Benefits L.L.C. Norwalk, Conn. Age: 47 Lisa Zeitel provides health care and prescription drug consulting services for big corporations, state governments and employer coalitions. Prior t...
- Research articles 2006-10-09
- THE WHITE HOUSE: Background on the impact of health ca care proposals for Hispanic elderly and children.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-29 July 1999-THE WHITE HOUSE: Office of the Press Secretary -- Background on the impact of health care proposals for Hispanic elderly and children C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:280799 I. HISPANIC MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES HAVE IMPORTANT NEEDS FOR QUALITY HEALTH CARE...
- Research articles 1999-07-29
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