In late June 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of much of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), commonly referred to as “Obamacare.”
Small business owners in Nova Scotia will likely be saving money on their prescription drug costs this year.
It may seem too good to be true, but it looks like increases in health benefits plan costs are slowing.
Express Scripts Canada has been granted license to bring its pharmacy benefit management (PBM) service to Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
In the ongoing battle against cancer, the medical community is looking to promising multi-targeted therapies for more effective and enduring treatments, says a report by pharmaceutical industry observer GBI Research.
The lure of better rates, better service, streamlined administration, faster claims reimbursement and a more client focused service platform are the focal points used by carriers to attract employee benefits plan business.
Healthcare management and technology firm ClaimSecure has been acquired by Katz Group, which owns the retail pharmacy chain Rexall.
Growing drug plan costs are putting pressure on benefits plan sponsors to move to managed formularies—but industry stakeholders must first work together to change the drug evaluation process to ensure coverage decisions deliver the best value.
Express Scripts Canada has launched a mobile version of its Online Prescription Manager service, accessible at https://member.express-scripts.ca.
Just a year after the Ontario government gave the green light to remote dispensing machines, the fate of the controversial technology is up in the air with the bankruptcy of PharmaTrust.