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Advocates say strategy doesn't address concerns about plan design, might push consumers away by increasing out-of-pocket costs.
The Memphis-based company provides pharmacy services to more than 500 hospitals and healthcare facilities.
But America's Health Insurance Plans says it does not fully support the just-announced payment rate because it falls a little short.
Insurer says CMS violated the law's requirement that Medicare Advantage insurers be subject to the same actuarial standards as Medicare.
Insurers are already seeing success, experts say, and they won't be quick to give up those savings.
Integrating caregivers into discharge planning resulted in a 25 percent reduction in risk of readmission within 90 days, results show.
Office of Inspector General for the VA concluded overcharges had occurred going back to 2002, DOJ said.
Lawsuit filed days after EpiPen recall for potential defect in supplier component.
Report says margins are improving, especially when systems shed less-profitable facilities.
America imports about 30 percent of its medical devices and supplies; Mexico is the leading supplier, ahead of Ireland, Germany and China.