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CVS-Aetna, Cigna-Express Scripts mergers would lead to massive Part D consolidation https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payer/cvs-aetna-cigna-express-scripts-mergers-would-lead-to-massive-part-d-consolidation-analysis Planned mergers between major health companies could lead to a serious anticompetitive landscape, a new analysis finds. The proposed mergers of Cigna-Express Scripts and CVS Health-Aetna would further consolidate the Medicare Part D marketplace, research by the Kaiser Family Foundation found. The merged entities, plus Humana and […]

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Reducing Supply of Opioids Will Not Stop Drug Diversion https://www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2018/5/21/reducing-supply-of-opioids-will-not-stop-drug-diversion Drug diversion is a massive problem. It plagues the entire drug supply chain, from manufacturer through wholesaler and distributor, to drug stores and dispensaries, all the way to consumers. It is particularly important for opioid pain medications because of the ongoing opioid crisis. It is […]

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Rite Aid’s EnvisionRx takes steps to minimize opioid addiction risk https://www.drugstorenews.com/pharmacy/rite-aids-envisionrx-takes-steps-to-minimize-opioid-addiction-risk/ TWINSBURG, Ohio — In response to the nation’s opioid epidemic, Rite Aid’s pharmacy benefit manager, EnvisionRx, has enhanced its opioid and pain management program to make prescription fill limits and monitoring part of the program. “As our nation endures a health crisis around opioid […]

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When pharmacy-benefit manager cuts put lives in jeopardy http://www.dispatch.com/news/20180521/when-pharmacy-benefit-manager-cuts-put-lives-in-jeopardy/1 Jo Anna Krohn is used to emergency calls. As director of Port 45 Recovery in Portsmouth, Krohn works with addicts in an area that is seen by some as ground zero for the nation’s opioid epidemic. But last fall, she received a call that left her […]

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