Susan Morse
Testimony is expected to center on the impact of the merger on pharmacy benefit management markets, judge says.
Precision medicine tailors care, but it requires technology and interpreting genetic data, complexities that present a roadblock for physicians.
Teva colluded with 20 competitors on 86 generic drugs to avoid price erosion and keep inflated prices high, lawsuit says.
The DOJ and CVS Health are seeking to block certain testimony they say is outside the scope of review.
Study recommends employers pressure health plans and hospitals to shift to contracts based on a multiple of Medicare or other prospective case rates.
AHIP wants reimbursement based on market rates determined by contracted amounts paid by insurers to similar doctors in a geographic area.
Resources provided by Optum include an expectant mother app that has a 'kick counter' and is free to women enrolled in UnitedHealthcare's employer-sponsored plans.
If pharmaceutical manufacturers are ashamed of their drug prices, then change the price, HHS Secretary Alex Azar says.
Precision medicine is a disruptive technology that is moving from revolution to evolution into mainstream adoption.
An estimated 2 percent of the increase will be due to the return on the health insurance tax.