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Attempt to limit role of pharmacy middlemen advances in Kentucky Senate – Courier Journal

Deborah Yetter Louisville Courier Journal Published 5:33 PM EST Feb 5, 2020 FRANKFORT — A bill to eliminate the role of corporate middlemen who handle Medicaid prescription drug claims passed a Senate committee Wednesday, despite protests that it could have the unintended impact of cutting funds for hospitals and community health clinics that serve the poor. “Our membership is very strongly opposed to… Read More »

Senate health committee takes on surprise bills, price transparency in legislative package

Dive Brief: The leaders of the Senate HELP Committee on Thursday proposed a wide-ranging and ambitious package of healthcare bills, including measures addressing surprise medical billing, price transparency, interoperability, drug costs and public health. One bill put forward would require commercial insurers to make claims data and expected out-of-pocket costs available to patients through application… Read More »

Senate confirms former marine James Gfrerer as Veterans Affairs CIO

The Senate confirmed James Gfrerer, a former marine and cybersecurity executive at Ernst & Young, to head the agency’s IT department — a position that has been without a permanent leader for the past two years. WHY IT MATTERS The assignment comes as the VA is in the throes of a $ 10 billion, 10-year… Read More »

New Arizona poll: Democrat beating McSally in crucial Senate race

Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema edged above Republican challenger Rep. Martha McSally in the latest polling on the Arizona Senate race. Sinema is up 47 percent to 44 percent in the latest results from the CBS News Battleground Tracker poll from Sunday, within the margin of error. A New York Times poll last Saturday had McSally… Read More »