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Drug and medical costs account for close to 50% of premium prices, while profits make up 2.3%, according to AHIP research.
Senate committee is taking a closer look at the drug discount program.
New research suggests members shifting out of Affordable Care Act marketplaces would drive ACA claims upward.
Nearly half of study participants revealed that they at times decide not to take their medication.
Mitchell Katz vows to eliminate the budget gap with a culture shift to focus on billing, add profitable services and reduce unnecessary testing.
Strategies include increased competition and negotiation with incentives to lower list prices and out-of-pocket costs, HHS Sec. Alex Azar says.
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar's proposal would cut funding to the CDC and NIH, focus on opioid epidemic and drug pricing.
Physician organizations come together to help medical groups better manage the messy transition to new payment models.
Funds targeted were appropriated but never spent.
Recent survey shows 71 percent of ACOs would likely leave Medicare Shared Savings Program if required to move to a two-sided model.