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Insurance and Benefits

Insurance Company, MD
Kyle C. Harner, MD, declares 2015 to be the year of the prior authorization and reflects on the influx paperwork. Read More ›

A paper by Hernandez and colleagues recently published in the Journal of Arthroplasty blames the Medicare 3-day rule for lengthier hospital stays among some patients with total knee arthroplasty (TKA) compared with others. Read More ›

As the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) continues its efforts to ensure that those who are enrolled in the Federal Health Insurance Marketplace (FHIM) meet eligibility requirements, the ripple effects of these efforts may be felt at medical practices nationwide. Read More ›

Zitter Health Insights (ZHI) recently released the latest edition of its Co-Pay Offset Monitor, a publication that serves as a research tool to help identify trends in copay assistance. The group surveyed 100 rheumatologists, 100 patients who had used copay offset programs (COPs) for their medications over the previous 6 months, and 25 specialty pharmacists. The report shows that COPs have been growing at a high rate. Read More ›

Assisting patients with copays has become a big part of medication payment programs over the last few years. Many pharmaceutical companies view this as a way to maintain market share and help consumers cope with multiple payment tiers. Read More ›