Pharmacy

Depending on how much the program is reformed, it could mean the difference of hundreds of millions of dollars for the thousands of hospitals who get a drug discount.

Kentucky-based pharmacy services business PharMerica will pay $31.5 million to settle a federal lawsuit that it dispensed oxycodone, fentanyl and other narcotics without valid prescriptions and submitted false claims to Medicare Part D for the drugs, according to the company and U.S. Department of Justice.

CVS is planning to open more than 100 new clinics this year -- recent ones opened in Nebraska, New Mexico and Wisconsin -- and could surpass 1,500 locations by 2017.

With Prime's deal dead, and bankruptcy on the horizon, Daughters of Charity executives have several options for possible new deals, including many of the original bidders.

Suit alleged the Denver-based healthcare company over-billed for reimbursement of dialysis drugs.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said it was releasing the data to provide greater transparency on what drugs were being prescribed, and by which physicians.

One issue driving the change: 30.7 percent of insured consumers said that the cost was lower than another source of care.

Federal Trade Commission says Cardinal violated the FTC Act in monopolizing the sale and distribution of radiopharmaceuticals in 25 markets.

High-deductible health plans and soaring prices for a new generation of drug therapies making paying for care harder than ever.

The pharmacy chain will share prescription and visit information of assigned patients with the participating providers through electronic health record integration.