- Manhattan Institute: Let private insurers negotiate drug prices instead of the government.
- Bipartisan PBM reform: “The bill would bar PBMs from steering, force sharing of nearly all rebates on prescriptions with health plans, allow patients to get their drugs from any in-network pharmacy, prevent overcharging patients above the reimbursement rate to the pharmacy, prohibit “spread pricing” where PBMs pocket the difference between what they tell the health plan a drug costs and what they reimburse the pharmacy, and much more.”
- When should the public be alerted to possible side effects from vaccines?
- Five of the 10 happiest countries are Nordic countries.
- UnitedHealth Group now employs or is affiliated with 10% of all physicians in the U.S. (STAT)
- Bird Flu: Right now, everyone getting sick works with animals; but given more time to circulate, the virus may get better at spreading human-to-human, which could result in a global wave of H5N1 infections.
