July 13, 20160Comments

Medicaid, Private Insurers Begin To Lift Curbs On Pricey Hepatitis C Drugs

By Judith Graham July 5, 2016 Kaiser Health News After legal battles and lobbying efforts, tens of thousands of people with hepatitis C are gaining earlier access to expensive drugs that can

by Michelle

November 13, 20150Comments

AMA Calls on DOJ To Block Proposed Health Insurer Mergers

California Healthline, Thursday, November 12, 2015 On Wednesday, the American Medical Association called on antitrust regulators to block proposed mergers between Anthem and Cigna, as well as Aetna and Humana, The

by Michelle

September 17, 20150Comments

What the Anthem-Cigna Mega-Merger Could Mean for California

by Dan Diamond, California Healthline Contributing Editor, California Healthline, Wednesday, September 9, 2015 By sheer number of covered lives, Kaiser Permanente has been California's largest health insurer for decades. But if Anthem

by Michelle

July 24, 20150Comments

It’s All About The Money: How Mandatory Mail Order Pharmacy Puts The Lives of People Living With HIV and Hepatitis C At Risk

Michelle Sherman from MichRx Pharmacist Consulting Services, Inc and HIVThrive.com has a guest blog featured at the ADAP Advocacy Association on the very important topic of Mail Order Pharmacy. You can

by Michelle

July 24, 20150Comments

Anthem, Cigna Appear Close To Reaching $48B Merger Deal

California Healthline, Friday, July 24, 2015 On Friday, Anthem announced it has agreed to acquire Cigna for $48.4 billion, the Wall Street Journal reports. The total deal, including debt, is valued

by Michelle

March 15, 20150Comments

Mail Order Pharmacy: Generating Massive Waste and Draining Our Health Care System

Mail Order Pharmacies, many of which are owned and operated by Insurance companies, PBM’s and Big Box Chain Pharmacies, are the source of massive waste and irresponsible practices that are

by Michelle

November 5, 20130Comments

Using Technology to Crush Mandatory Mail Order Mandates

As an Independent community pharmacist you are well aware of the feeling that you are continuously trying to stave off the Tsunami that keeps pounding on your door….the insurance companies

by Michelle

June 12, 20130Comments

United Healthcare Sued Over Mandatory Mail Order Policy And Discriminating Against HIV/AIDS Patients

United Healthcare began sending letters to HIV infected members in February that they had to get their HIV medications from United Healthcare's mail order pharmacy OptumRx. This is like dejavue, the

by Michelle