by wpx_azhealthplans | Sep 3, 2024 | News
With drug prices being the largest driver of healthcare costs, a Reuters analysis found that the prices of 10 drugs included in Medicare’s negotiation program under the Inflation Reduction Act are still more than twofold higher, on average, and in some instances...
by wpx_azhealthplans | Aug 21, 2024 | News
The rising burden of pharmaceuticals is expected to be the primary driver of rising healthcare spending in 2025, mostly due to expensive GLP-1 drugs in demand for weight loss. Full story:...
by wpx_azhealthplans | Aug 16, 2024 | News
A report from Aon projects that US employer health care expenditures will climb 9% to more than $16,000 per employee next year, driven by rising medical and prescription drug costs, particularly for specialty medications and GLP-1s. The expected growth is higher than...
by wpx_azhealthplans | Aug 15, 2024 | News
A new survey of 1,069 physicians and other providers found that radiology and other health care services currently taking place in hospital-based settings could shift to alternative care sites with today’s technology. This shift would preserve clinical outcomes and...
by wpx_azhealthplans | Aug 4, 2024 | News
Small businesses are facing steep increases in insurance costs this year – and that is prompting them to make difficult decisions on how they run their operations. Full story:...
by wpx_azhealthplans | Jul 23, 2024 | News
Tony Rivero, former state legislator and current candidate for the Arizona House of Representatives in LD 27, shares a letter to the editor published in the Peoria Independent about containing prescription drug costs. Full story:...
